Soul songs at 97 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 420 soul songs with a verified tempo of 97 BPM: classic soul with real voices. 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 soul songs
Na Na
Trey Songz (2014)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Ray Charles (1959)
The Day Is Past and Gone
Aretha Franklin (1965)
You Got What You Wanted
Tina Turner (2004)
Darling Dear
Jackson 5 (2009)
Wayward Saints of Memphis
Etta James (2003)
Down in the Valley
Otis Redding (1965)
Hit the Freeway
Toni Braxton (2002)
Your Eyes
Simply Red (1999)
Hey Jude
The Temptations (1969)
I Wonder
Luther Vandross (1988)
Magic Road
Al Green (2005)
L’amore verrà
The Supremes (1995)
Come Back
Brian McKnight (2005)
Adult Education
Daryl Hall & John Oates (1983)
Friends Can Be Lovers
Dionne Warwick (1994)
Smoke Rings
Sam Cooke (1963)
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
The Blues Brothers
Where the Party At
Jagged Edge (2002)
Georgy Porgy
Eric Benét (1999)
Let’s Stay Together
Billy Paul (1972)
Sack o’ Woe
Cannonball Adderley (1975)
Olhos Coloridos
Sandra de Sá (1982)
You Can't Hurry Love
Diana Ross & The Supremes
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