What BPM is pop?
The most common tempo for pop is 120 to 130 BPM. Across 114,625 pop songs with verified tempo in the TempoTunes library, the median is 116 BPM and half of all songs fall between 95 and 130 BPM.
- Most common
- 120 to 130BPM
- Median
- 116BPM
- Songs
- 114,625verified tempo
Pop songs across the tempo scale
Songs per 10 BPM. Orange marks the busiest stretch.
Pop is spread wide. Even its busiest stretch, 120 to 130 BPM, holds only 21% of the songs, so you can find pop at almost any pace.
One caution when you read any tempo chart: the same groove can be counted at half or double time, so a pop song at 116 BPM can also read as 58 BPM. That is why many genres show a second, smaller hump.
The busiest pop tempos
Chill pop: 60 to 90 BPM
19,629 pop songs at this pace: wind-downs, slow burns, and late-night listening.
Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
88 BPM
stay
Ariana Grande
80 BPM (2026)
Enchanted
Taylor Swift
82 BPM
Just Like Fire
P!nk
81 BPM
Intentions
Justin Bieber
74 BPM
Glamorous Life
Lady Gaga
73 BPM (2026)
Talking to the Moon
Bruno Mars
72 BPM (2010)
RUNAWAY
OneRepublic
81 BPM
Steady pop: 90 to 120 BPM
43,236 pop songs at this pace: head-nod grooves and walking pace.
Dangerously in Love 2
Beyoncé
100 BPM
the boy is mine
Ariana Grande
98 BPM (2024)
Shake Your Body
Michael Jackson & The Jacksons
117 BPM (2009)
Loved By You
Justin Bieber
101 BPM (2021)
Wood
Taylor Swift
100 BPM
Bon Appétit
Katy Perry
105 BPM (2017)
I Just Might
Bruno Mars
116 BPM
French Exit
Dua Lipa
107 BPM (2024)
Drive pop: 120 to 150 BPM
44,262 pop songs at this pace: dance-floor and workout energy.
Break Free
Ariana Grande
130 BPM
End of Time
Beyoncé
128 BPM (2012)
Stop the World
Demi Lovato
133 BPM (2009)
Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
127 BPM (2011)
Mine
Taylor Swift
121 BPM
Mannequin
Katy Perry
139 BPM (2008)
No Control
One Direction
143 BPM (2014)
Kiss and Tell
Justin Bieber
147 BPM (2010)
Fast pop: 150 to 200 BPM
7,498 pop songs at this pace: running cadence and full-sprint songs.
NASA
Ariana Grande
150 BPM (2019)
MORNING DEW
Beyoncé
154 BPM (2026)
Gift of a Friend
Demi Lovato
153 BPM (2009)
Liquor Store Blues
Bruno Mars
151 BPM (2010)
Ours
Taylor Swift
160 BPM (2023)
Bad Mood
Miley Cyrus
154 BPM (2017)
No Me Ames
Jennifer Lopez
153 BPM (2024)
E.T.
Katy Perry
151 BPM (2011)
Other genres by BPM
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