Funk songs at 86 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 361 funk songs with a verified tempo of 86 BPM: syncopated, bass-forward funk. 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 funk songs
Whatchu Thinkin’
Red Hot Chili Peppers (2022)
Year of the Boomerang
Rage Against the Machine (1995)
Your Love Was Good to Me
James Brown (1972)
Dead on It
Prince (1987)
Monuments and Melodies
Incubus (2003)
Sippin’ on a 40
Eazy‐E (1995)
Hippie Jam Song
Faith No More (1998)
Moon/Light
Herbie Hancock (1985)
One for All Time
Chaka Khan (2007)
Young Girls Are My Weakness
Commodores (1995)
Pancake Breakfast
Kid Rock (1993)
Stir It Up
Eric Benét (2010)
Pimpin’
Keziah Jones (2008)
Breakthrough
Isaac Hayes (1974)
More Love
Victor Wooten (1996)
Funky Dollar Bill
Funkadelic (2026)
I Have No Need
Inna Modja (2009)
Blood Sweat and Tears
Redbone (1974)
Running
Gil Scott‐Heron (2010)
Broken Hearts
Living Colour (1988)
Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk
Parliament (1977)
Ice Age
Dr. John (2012)
Basic Funk: 101
Maceo Parker (2005)
Players Balling
Ohio Players (1972)
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