What BPM is r&b?
The most common tempo for r&b is 90 to 100 BPM. Across 31,611 r&b songs with verified tempo in the TempoTunes library, the median is 106 BPM and half of all songs fall between 90 and 124 BPM.
- Most common
- 90 to 100BPM
- Median
- 106BPM
- Songs
- 31,611verified tempo
R&B songs across the tempo scale
Songs per 10 BPM. Orange marks the busiest stretch.
R&B is spread wide. Even its busiest stretch, 90 to 100 BPM, holds only 19% of the songs, so you can find r&b 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 r&b song at 106 BPM can also read as 53 BPM. That is why many genres show a second, smaller hump.
The busiest r&b tempos
Chill r&b: 60 to 90 BPM
7,661 r&b songs at this pace: wind-downs, slow burns, and late-night listening.
Hurry Up Tomorrow
The Weeknd
80 BPM (2025)
That's On You
Chris Brown
89 BPM
SPIRIT
Beyoncé
81 BPM
Monica
Dadju
89 BPM (2017)
Joy to the World
Whitney Houston
84 BPM (1996)
Serenade
gee.
89 BPM (2024)
Shine
Doja Cat
84 BPM (2019)
La dot
Aya Nakamura
83 BPM
Steady r&b: 90 to 120 BPM
13,735 r&b songs at this pace: head-nod grooves and walking pace.
Lover for Life
Whitney Houston
98 BPM (1990)
Till Dawn
The Weeknd
100 BPM (2012)
Liquor
Chris Brown
105 BPM
What's It Gonna Be
Beyoncé
108 BPM (2003)
Reine
Dadju
98 BPM (2017)
Shake Your Body
Michael Jackson & The Jacksons
117 BPM (2009)
Dopehaus
gee.
118 BPM (2016)
Oumou Sangaré
Aya Nakamura
112 BPM
Drive r&b: 120 to 150 BPM
9,330 r&b songs at this pace: dance-floor and workout energy.
The Morning
The Weeknd
130 BPM
Songs On 12 Play
Chris Brown
122 BPM (2014)
BIGGER
Beyoncé
127 BPM (2019)
I'm Every Woman
Whitney Houston
122 BPM (1993)
Loin
Dadju
140 BPM (2019)
Let Me Loose
Stevie Wonder
133 BPM (2023)
Jalousie
Aya Nakamura
127 BPM (2017)
Earth
gee.
140 BPM (2018)
Other genres by BPM
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