Soul songs at 85 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 441 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
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Ray Charles (1972)
Prove It
Aretha Franklin (2009)
If I Don't Love You This Way
Jackson 5 (1974)
Skin
Rag’n’Bone Man (2017)
I Wish Someone Would Care
Etta James (2012)
The Right Night
Barry White (1987)
Lost Without U
Robin Thicke (2008)
Come On
The Temptations (1994)
Just Like Water
Ms. Lauryn Hill (2002)
Make a Smile for Me
Bill Withers (1974)
In the Holy Name of Jesus
Al Green (1980)
The Grind
Erykah Badu (2003)
Fell in Love With a Boy
Joss Stone (2003)
Once In the Morning
The Supremes (1972)
Made for Love
Brian McKnight (2013)
Sara Smile
Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
My Love
The‐Dream (2009)
My Foolish Heart
Sam Cooke (1958)
Got to Be Real
Curtis Mayfield (1990)
It Could Just Be Love
Teyana Taylor (2014)
Insomnia
Jill Scott (2007)
Lady
D’Angelo (1995)
You’re My Choice Tonight
Teddy Pendergrass (1984)
I Love You, Yes I Do
The Platters (1976)
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