Soul songs at 85 BPM
TempoTunes has 358 soul songs with a verified tempo of 85 BPM: classic soul with real voices. 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 soul songs
Sexuality
Beyoncé (2004)
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Ray Charles (1972)
We Know
Fifth Harmony (2015)
Look Around
Stevie Wonder (1971)
Baby I’m Glad That Things Worked Out So Well
Marvin Gaye (1986)
Different
Robbie Williams (2013)
Prove It
Aretha Franklin (2009)
If I Don't Love You This Way
Jackson 5 (1974)
Teardrops On Your Letter
James Brown (1991)
Ordinary Girl
Lionel Richie (1996)
She Loves Me 4 Me
Prince (2001)
Woods
Mac Miller (2020)
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