What BPM is reggae?
The most common tempo for reggae is 80 to 90 BPM. Across 39,392 reggae songs with verified tempo in the TempoTunes library, the median is 103 BPM and half of all songs fall between 86 and 135 BPM.
- Most common
- 80 to 90BPM
- Median
- 103BPM
- Songs
- 39,392verified tempo
Reggae songs across the tempo scale
Songs per 10 BPM. Orange marks the busiest stretch.
Reggae is spread wide. Even its busiest stretch, 80 to 90 BPM, holds only 21% of the songs, so you can find reggae 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 reggae song at 103 BPM can also read as 52 BPM. That is why many genres show a second, smaller hump.
The busiest reggae tempos
Chill reggae: 60 to 90 BPM
12,771 reggae songs at this pace: wind-downs, slow burns, and late-night listening.
Talkin’: We don’t want to work together no more
Bob Marley & The Wailers
86 BPM (1991)
Smoke It
UB40
77 BPM (1992)
Unstoppable
Vybz Kartel
71 BPM
Love
Peter Tosh
66 BPM (1998)
Qué Hago Yo
Dread Mar I
69 BPM (2014)
Tight Ship
Stephen Marley
67 BPM (2011)
Marvin
Titãs
88 BPM (1984)
Não Chore Mais
Natiruts
85 BPM (2015)
Steady reggae: 90 to 120 BPM
10,506 reggae songs at this pace: head-nod grooves and walking pace.
Small Axe
Bob Marley & The Wailers
90 BPM (2002)
Nome aos Bois
Titãs
98 BPM (1984)
I Did What I Did
UB40
90 BPM (2013)
I Love
Natiruts
94 BPM (1998)
Bicycle
Vybz Kartel
110 BPM
High School Dance
Gregory Isaacs
90 BPM (1989)
Soukeina
Alpha Blondy
110 BPM (1994)
Nah Let Go
Gyptian
110 BPM (2011)
Drive reggae: 120 to 150 BPM
11,633 reggae songs at this pace: dance-floor and workout energy.
Lively Up Yourself
Bob Marley & The Wailers
128 BPM (1984)
Ela
Natiruts
128 BPM (2021)
Adella
UB40
136 BPM (1980)
Feeling Irie
Gregory Isaacs
143 BPM (1985)
Estado Violência
Titãs
123 BPM (2012)
Dancehall
Vybz Kartel
136 BPM
Super Powers
Alpha Blondy
143 BPM (1984)
Murderer
Gyptian
143 BPM (2009)
Fast reggae: 150 to 200 BPM
4,482 reggae songs at this pace: running cadence and full-sprint songs.
No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley & The Wailers
150 BPM (1991)
Lisa
UB40
160 BPM (1997)
Naticongo
Natiruts
154 BPM (2002)
Fools Fall in Love
Gregory Isaacs
160 BPM (2008)
Une petite larme m'a trahi
Alpha Blondy
160 BPM (2015)
Inimigo
Ponto de Equilíbrio
160 BPM (2013)
Don't You Weep
Max Romeo
160 BPM (2000)
Move Your Body
Ziggy Marley
150 BPM (2020)
Other genres by BPM
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