R&B songs at 86 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 445 r&b songs with a verified tempo of 86 BPM: smooth R&B grooves. 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 r&b songs
The Knowing
The Weeknd (2011)
Call Me Every Day
Chris Brown
Paire d'As
Dadju (2019)
It Ain't No Use
Stevie Wonder (1974)
You're a Wonderful One
Marvin Gaye (1995)
Groovin'
Aretha Franklin (1968)
Pride and Joy
Jackson 5 (1976)
Take Some, Leave Some
James Brown (1973)
Somebody's Somebody
Prince (1996)
The Pressure
Jhené Aiko
Chill Baby
SZA
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It's Too Late
Otis Redding (1965)
Homme capable
Imen Es (2024)
CANDY
PARTYNEXTDOOR (2020)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Boyz II Men (2017)
That's What Friends Are For
The Temptations (1998)
You Can Exit
Gloria Gaynor (1978)
Playa Cardz Right
Keyshia Cole
T&P
Jacquees
Holding Back the Years
The Isley Brothers (1996)
Why
Al Green (1992)
Shake
The Supremes (1965)
Soul Love
Daryl Hall & John Oates (1988)
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