Soul songs at 86 BPM
TempoTunes has 718 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
Don’t Cry Daddy
Elvis Presley (2009)
Here We Go Again
Trey Songz (2010)
All I Want to Do
Ray Charles (2005)
I’ll Look Around
Nina Simone (1961)
It Ain’t No Use
Stevie Wonder (1974)
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
The Who (2002)
Hellzapoppin’
Louis Armstrong (2006)
Love for Sale
Marvin Gaye (1961)
Heaven Help
Lenny Kravitz (1993)
One Room Paradise
Aretha Franklin (1964)
If You Want It
Tina Turner (1990)
Pride and Joy
Jackson 5 (1976)
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