Soul songs at 86 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 631 soul songs with a verified tempo of 86 BPM: classic soul with real voices. 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 soul songs
Here We Go Again
Trey Songz (2010)
All I Want to Do
Ray Charles (2005)
Going Down Slow
Aretha Franklin (1967)
If You Want It
Tina Turner (1990)
Pride and Joy
Jackson 5 (1976)
The Pressure
Jhené Aiko (2014)
What'd I Say
Etta James (1964)
As Time Goes By
Barry White (1987)
That’s What My Heart Needs
Otis Redding (1986)
Selfish
Toni Braxton (2002)
Love for Sale
Simply Red (2000)
Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love
The Temptations (1969)
Take You Out
Luther Vandross (2003)
I Gotta Find Peace of Mind
Ms. Lauryn Hill (2002)
Free at Last
Al Green (1973)
Icing on the Cake
Anthony Hamilton (2005)
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Joss Stone (2012)
I’m Glad About It
The Supremes (2008)
Whatcha Gonna Do?
Brian McKnight
Soul Love
Daryl Hall & John Oates (1988)
Miss Fortune
Aloe Blacc (2010)
Let’s Go Steady Again
Sam Cooke (1959)
I’m Gonna Win Your Love
Curtis Mayfield (1977)
Forgiven
Kwabs (2015)
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