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Alternative songs at 85 BPM

TempoTunes has 555 alternative songs with a verified tempo of 85 BPM: left-of-center rock and pop. Here are some of the best known.

85 BPM is the head-nod zone: boom bap, R&B grooves, and mid-tempo rock. It works for warmups, brisk walks, and steady strength work.

Popular 85 BPM alternative songs

  • Pale

    Linkin Park (2010)

  • Puss by Nirvana cover art

    Puss

    Nirvana (1994)

  • Can’t Buy Me Love

    The Beatles (2000)

  • Love Rollercoaster by Red Hot Chili Peppers cover art

    Love Rollercoaster

    Red Hot Chili Peppers (1996)

  • Brain Stew by Green Day cover art

    Brain Stew

    Green Day (1995)

  • Empty Handed by Foo Fighters cover art

    Empty Handed

    Foo Fighters (2015)

  • Further Away by Evanescence cover art

    Further Away

    Evanescence (2004)

  • Should Be Higher by Depeche Mode cover art

    Should Be Higher

    Depeche Mode (2013)

  • I Believe by R.E.M. cover art

    I Believe

    R.E.M. (1986)

  • So Good by Halsey cover art

    So Good

    Halsey

  • Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine cover art

    Bulls on Parade

    Rage Against the Machine

  • POSSESSION by Melanie Martinez cover art

    POSSESSION

    Melanie Martinez

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More genres at 85 BPM

Classical 2,108Hip hop 1,783Pop 1,076Rock 1,021Country 710Jazz 695Reggae 618Electronic 554Blues 417R&B 387All 85 BPM songs

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