Soul songs at 87 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 375 soul songs with a verified tempo of 87 BPM: classic soul with real voices. 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.
Popular 87 BPM soul songs
Your Behind
Trey Songz (2005)
Go on Home
Ray Charles (2011)
Don’t Cry, Baby
Aretha Franklin (1962)
At Last
Etta James (1982)
All in the Run of a Day
Barry White (1983)
Day Tripper
Otis Redding (1966)
Finally
Toni Braxton (2005)
It’s You
Simply Red (2003)
I'm Calling You
The Temptations (1998)
What the World Needs Now
Luther Vandross (1994)
To Zion
Ms. Lauryn Hill (1998)
My Kind of Love
Emeli Sandé (2012)
Stand Up
Al Green (1973)
Woo
Erykah Badu (2003)
She's on Fire
Craig David (2007)
Make It With You
The Supremes (2002)
I'm In Pieces
Daryl Hall & John Oates (1988)
Com'On
The‐Dream (2013)
Little Girl
Sam Cooke (1963)
Give Me Your Love
Curtis Mayfield (1972)
Way to Say I Love You
Jagged Edge (2007)
Father Figure
Kwabs (2015)
Feel Like Makin' Love
D’Angelo (2006)
Don't Ever Stop
Teddy Pendergrass (1983)
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