Music genres by BPM
Every genre has a home tempo. These numbers are measured, not guessed: each range is the busiest stretch of the tempo scale for that genre across the Tempo Tunes library. Listed slowest to fastest. Pick a genre for its full tempo chart and known songs at every pace.
- Country59,536 songs measured80 to 90 BPM
- Jazz67,628 songs measured80 to 90 BPM
- Reggae39,392 songs measured80 to 90 BPM
- Classical125,048 songs measured81 to 91 BPM
- Blues40,760 songs measured82 to 92 BPM
- Hip hop85,900 songs measured85 to 95 BPM
- Soul30,724 songs measured88 to 98 BPM
- Latin53,807 songs measured90 to 100 BPM
- R&B31,611 songs measured90 to 100 BPM
- Funk20,340 songs measured95 to 105 BPM
- Punk36,997 songs measured98 to 108 BPM
- Disco15,384 songs measured118 to 128 BPM
- Rock130,686 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Pop114,625 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Electronic63,779 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- House32,361 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Techno19,077 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Metal40,070 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Indie31,640 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Folk30,290 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Ambient28,930 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Alternative64,712 songs measured120 to 130 BPM
- Dance106,602 songs measured122 to 132 BPM
- Trance36,810 songs measured128 to 138 BPM
- Drum and bass11,295 songs measured170 to 180 BPM
Build a playlist at any tempo in seconds
Set the tempo, pick genres and artists, and Tempo Tunes builds the playlist from 2.5 million tracks with verified BPM. Save it to Apple Music, Tidal, or YouTube Music (Spotify once we reach 250k monthly listeners). Playlists that match your Pace.