Soul songs at 96 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 511 soul songs with a verified tempo of 96 BPM: classic soul with real voices. Here are some of the best known.
96 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 96 BPM soul songs

Sentimental Blue
Ray Charles (1999)

Dance Like We’re Making Love
Ciara (2015)

Midnight Train to Georgia
Aretha Franklin (2014)

Through Thick and Thin
Jackson 5 (1976)

Quick Reaction and Satisfaction
Etta James (2011)

I’m Sick Y’All
Otis Redding (1972)

Candlelight
Toni Braxton (1993)

Never Never Love
Simply Red (1995)

Some Enchanted Evening
The Temptations (1995)

Love the One You’re With
Luther Vandross (1994)
For the Good Times
Al Green (1972)

Love Is So Complicated
Anthony Hamilton (2005)

L-O-V-E
Joss Stone (2007)

Hidden Agenda
Craig David (2002)

The Finer Things in Life
Donell Jones (2010)

Where or When
The Supremes (1967)

Used to Be My Girl
Brian McKnight (2006)

Room Enough
Dionne Warwick (2013)

Danny Boy
Sam Cooke (2008)

Make U Wet
Blackstreet (1994)

Miss Black America
Curtis Mayfield (2019)
Mercedes Benz
Chimène Badi (2011)

Celibacy Blues
Jill Scott (2007)

Think Before You Walk Away
The Platters (1968)
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