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 TempoTunes 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 TempoTunes builds the playlist from 2 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.