R&B songs at 87 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 341 r&b songs with a verified tempo of 87 BPM: smooth R&B grooves. Here are some of the best known.

87 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.

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Popular 87 BPM r&b songs

  • Work It Out by Beyoncé cover art

    Work It Out

    Beyoncé (2002)

  • Gimme That

    Chris Brown (2005)

  • Mon cœur à ta taille by Dadju cover art

    Mon cœur à ta taille

    Dadju (2018)

  • Préféré by Aya Nakamura cover art

    Préféré

    Aya Nakamura

  • Part-Time Lover by Stevie Wonder cover art

    Part-Time Lover

    Stevie Wonder (2005)

  • Marvin's Message to the CBS Records Staff by Marvin Gaye cover art

    Marvin's Message to the CBS Records Staff

    Marvin Gaye (1979)

  • River's Invitation by Aretha Franklin cover art

    River's Invitation

    Aretha Franklin (1969)

  • Emotion by Destiny's Child cover art

    Emotion

    Destiny's Child

  • Down And Out In New York by James Brown cover art

    Down And Out In New York

    James Brown (1996)

  • Look At Me, Look At U by Prince cover art

    Look At Me, Look At U

    Prince (2015)

  • Don't Be That Guy by Jhené Aiko cover art

    Don't Be That Guy

    Jhené Aiko

  • Closer by snow* cover art

    Closer

    snow* (2023)

  • At Last by Etta James cover art

    At Last

    Etta James (1999)

  • I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Babe by Barry White cover art

    I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Babe

    Barry White (1988)

  • Day Tripper by Otis Redding cover art

    Day Tripper

    Otis Redding (1966)

  • Mot d'amour by Imen Es cover art

    Mot d'amour

    Imen Es (2021)

  • FREAK IN YOU by PARTYNEXTDOOR cover art

    FREAK IN YOU

    PARTYNEXTDOOR (2017)

  • Let's Work Together Now by Donna Summer cover art

    Let's Work Together Now

    Donna Summer (1974)

  • I'm Calling You by The Temptations cover art

    I'm Calling You

    The Temptations (1998)

  • Enough of No Love by Keyshia Cole cover art

    Enough of No Love

    Keyshia Cole

  • You're Beside Me, Pts. 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers cover art

    You're Beside Me, Pts. 1 & 2

    The Isley Brothers (1979)

  • All 'N' All by Al Green cover art

    All 'N' All

    Al Green (1977)

  • Sins Of The Father by Daniel Caesar cover art

    Sins Of The Father

    Daniel Caesar (2025)

  • White Hennessy by Anthony Hamilton cover art

    White Hennessy

    Anthony Hamilton

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