Ambient songs at 86 BPM
TempoTunes has 566 ambient songs with a verified tempo of 86 BPM: beatless, atmospheric textures. Here are some of the best known.
86 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 86 BPM ambient songs
Leaving - Ambush
Hans Zimmer (2002)
Nasty
The Prodigy (2015)
By the Grave
Mark Knopfler (2016)
18 Ghosts II
Nine Inch Nails (2008)
Under Lock and Key
Peter Gabriel (1985)
This Is for You
Four Tet (2020)
Haircut
Howard Shore (2012)
Intro to Side A
Jean‐Michel Jarre (1983)
Ithcus Sound
Boards of Canada
Physical Memories
Oneohtrix Point Never (2009)
Red Dust
Zero 7 (2001)
Polling for Owen
Michael Giacchino (2010)
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