R&B songs at 97 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 463 r&b songs with a verified tempo of 97 BPM: smooth R&B grooves. Here are some of the best known.
97 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 97 BPM r&b songs

Starboy
The Weeknd (2016)

Get Me Bodied
Beyoncé (2006)

Privacy
Chris Brown

Look Into Your Heart
Whitney Houston (2005)

Toi d'abord
Dadju (2019)

Body Language
Doja Cat (2018)

Mister Moon
Stevie Wonder (2019)

Anna's Song
Marvin Gaye (1978)
![(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [UK Single Version] by Aretha Franklin cover art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/29/95/7a/29957a1b-8ce0-a155-3764-c63a701ba704/603497845064.jpg/300x300bb.jpg)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [UK Single Version]
Aretha Franklin (2021)

Do You Hear What I Hear?
Destiny's Child (2001)

Darling Dear
Jackson 5 (1970)

Papa Don't Take No Mess
James Brown (1996)

If I Was Your Girlfriend
Prince (1987)

All the Stars
SZA (2024)

I Sing the Blues
Etta James (1992)

Down In the Valley
Otis Redding (1965)

Don't
Bryson Tiller

Attentat
Imen Es (2018)

Let's Go Dancin'
Kool & The Gang (1981)

DEEPER
PARTYNEXTDOOR

Little Miss Fit
Donna Summer (1974)

Believe Us
Boyz II Men (2014)

Warm Summer Nights
The Temptations (2010)

Come to Me
P. Diddy (2006)
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