Funk songs at 86 BPM
TempoTunes has 451 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
Shiver
Maroon 5 (2002)
Whatchu Thinkin’
Red Hot Chili Peppers (2022)
Not a Bad Thing
Justin Timberlake (2013)
Tradin’ War Stories
2Pac (1996)
Trouble in Mind
Nina Simone (1994)
It Ain't No Use
Stevie Wonder (1974)
Year of the Boomerang
Rage Against the Machine (1995)
The What
The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
Jesus in a Camper Van
Robbie Williams (1998)
Your Love Was Good to Me
James Brown (1972)
Dead on It
Prince (1987)
Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
Barry White (1975)
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