R&B songs at 88 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 531 r&b songs with a verified tempo of 88 BPM: smooth R&B grooves. Here are some of the best known.
88 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 88 BPM r&b songs

Scared To Live
The Weeknd (2022)

Irreplaceable
Beyoncé (2007)

Yo
Chris Brown (2005)

Fire
gee. (2018)

Front Line
Stevie Wonder (1982)

I Wanna Be Where You Are
Marvin Gaye (1976)

You're All I Need To Get By
Aretha Franklin (2017)

I'll Be There
Jackson 5 (2009)

A Man Has To Go Back To the Crossroads
James Brown (1974)

Crimson and Clover
Prince (2009)

SOS
SZA (2022)

Clueless
snow* (2021)

Boondocks
Etta James (2011)

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
Barry White (1973)

Nobody's Fault But Mine
Otis Redding (1968)

Breeze & Soul
Kool & The Gang (1970)

Belong to the City
PARTYNEXTDOOR (2014)

Anotha Luva
Kehlani

Poppin' Them Thangs
G-Unit (2003)

It's Summer
The Temptations (2008)

Everything I Love
P. Diddy (2006)

You
Keyshia Cole

Come Together
The Isley Brothers (1989)

I Didn't Know
Al Green (1975)
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