What BPM is dance?
The most common tempo for dance is 122 to 132 BPM. Across 106,602 dance songs with verified tempo in the TempoTunes library, the median is 128 BPM and half of all songs fall between 122 and 133 BPM.
- Most common
- 122 to 132BPM
- Median
- 128BPM
- Songs
- 106,602verified tempo
Dance songs across the tempo scale
Songs per 10 BPM. Orange marks the busiest stretch.
Dance is a tight genre: 50% of it sits between 122 and 132 BPM, so a playlist in that pocket will feel like one continuous set.
One caution when you read any tempo chart: the same groove can be counted at half or double time, so a dance song at 128 BPM can also read as 64 BPM. That is why many genres show a second, smaller hump.
The busiest dance tempos
Chill dance: 60 to 90 BPM
6,310 dance songs at this pace: wind-downs, slow burns, and late-night listening.
Work It Out
Beyoncé
87 BPM (2002)
Light My Body Up
David Guetta
80 BPM (2017)
You Owe Me
The Chainsmokers
89 BPM (2018)
Excuse Me Mr Sir
Avicii
83 BPM (2019)
Rainbow
Jessie J
87 BPM (2011)
Swim Good
Frank Ocean
80 BPM (2011)
Diplomático
Major Lazer
88 BPM (2018)
Swine
Lady Gaga
85 BPM (2013)
Steady dance: 90 to 120 BPM
15,538 dance songs at this pace: head-nod grooves and walking pace.
Fun Tonight
Lady Gaga
118 BPM (2020)
Dangerously in Love 2
Beyoncé
100 BPM
Just a Little More Love
David Guetta
115 BPM (2001)
Do What You Like
Taio Cruz
112 BPM (2015)
Acting Like That
Jennifer Lopez
105 BPM (2014)
Training Season
Dua Lipa
119 BPM (2023)
Jadi buti
Major Lazer
104 BPM (2020)
In Us I Believe
Clean Bandit
96 BPM (2018)
Drive dance: 120 to 150 BPM
79,397 dance songs at this pace: dance-floor and workout energy.
Love Don’t Let Me Go
David Guetta
128 BPM (2006)
Keep It Goin’ Louder
Major Lazer
138 BPM (2009)
Applause
Lady Gaga
140 BPM (2013)
MY HOUSE
Beyoncé
136 BPM
Just Some Loops
Martin Garrix
134 BPM (2013)
Fades Away
Avicii
137 BPM (2019)
Break My Fall
Tiësto
139 BPM (2007)
Cutlass
TYGAPAW
148 BPM (2020)
Fast dance: 150 to 200 BPM
5,357 dance songs at this pace: running cadence and full-sprint songs.
Never Satisfied
Jennifer Lopez
150 BPM (2014)
Battle
David Guetta
160 BPM (2018)
Humble Neighborhoods
P!nk
155 BPM (2003)
Officially Over
New Kids on the Block
174 BPM (2008)
Excuse My Rude
Jessie J
150 BPM (2013)
Rockabye x Krishna
Clean Bandit
155 BPM (2020)
Good Luck
Basement Jaxx
174 BPM (2004)
Wasted
Tiësto
150 BPM
Other genres by BPM
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