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Tempo Indications and Beats Per Minute (BPM) Reference for Music Genres

The following are suggested Beats Per Minute ranges for selected music genres. Please note that there is a degree of subjective nature inherent in such a list.

*Please note the BPM used here refers to Beats Per Minute, not Beats Per Measure, or Bars Per Minute, as is may be used in certain domains.
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Pop and Contemporary

Pop
100-130
beats per minute
Synthpop
100-130
beats per minute
Dream Pop
60-120
beats per minute
Electropop
110-130
beats per minute
Dance-Pop
115-130
beats per minute
K-Pop
100-130
beats per minute
J-Pop
120-150
beats per minute
Eurodance
135-145
beats per minute
Italo Disco
110-120
beats per minute
Disco
100-130
beats per minute

Hip Hop and Urban

Hip Hop
85-115
beats per minute
Trap
130-150
beats per minute
Reggaeton
85-100
beats per minute
R&B
60-100
beats per minute
Neo Soul
60-90
beats per minute
Gospel
80-120
beats per minute

Rock and Alternative

Rock
110-140
beats per minute
Alternative Rock
110-140
beats per minute
Indie Rock
110-140
beats per minute
Post-Rock
70-110
beats per minute
Shoegaze
60-120
beats per minute
Grunge
100-140
beats per minute
Punk Rock
160-200
beats per minute
Hard Rock
110-140
beats per minute
Progressive Rock
120-140
beats per minute
Math Rock
120-180
beats per minute
Punk
160-200
beats per minute
Hardcore Punk
200-220
beats per minute
Post-Punk
110-140
beats per minute
Emo
90-160
beats per minute
Screamo
150-200
beats per minute

Jazz and Blues

Jazz
120-160
beats per minute
Swing
110-160
beats per minute
Blues
60-90
beats per minute
Gypsy Jazz
160-200
beats per minute

Classical and Traditional

Baroque
60-80
beats per minute
Classical
60-100
beats per minute
Romantic
70-110
beats per minute
Opera
60-120
beats per minute
Gregorian Chant
40-60
beats per minute
Medieval
60-80
beats per minute
Renaissance
60-100
beats per minute
Flamenco
120-160
beats per minute
Fado
60-90
beats per minute
Tango
120-130
beats per minute
Bolero
60-90
beats per minute
Celtic
60-120
beats per minute
Irish Folk
100-120
beats per minute
Scottish Folk
60-90
beats per minute
Nordic Folk
60-120
beats per minute
Eastern European Folk
80-120
beats per minute
Balkan
120-160
beats per minute
Klezmer
120-160
beats per minute
Arabic Music
60-120
beats per minute
Persian Music
60-100
beats per minute
Indian Classical
60-120
beats per minute
Carnatic
60-120
beats per minute
Hindustani
60-120
beats per minute
Afghan Traditional
60-90
beats per minute
Pakistani Folk
80-120
beats per minute
Chinese Traditional
60-120
beats per minute
Japanese Traditional
60-120
beats per minute
Gagaku
40-60
beats per minute
Enka
60-90
beats per minute
J-Pop Traditional
100-120
beats per minute
Korean Traditional
60-120
beats per minute
Pansori
60-90
beats per minute
Gamelan
80-120
beats per minute
Balinese
100-140
beats per minute
Javanese
60-100
beats per minute
Sufi
60-120
beats per minute
Turkish Classical
60-100
beats per minute
Ottoman Classical
60-100
beats per minute

World and Folk

World Music
60-120
beats per minute
Afrobeat
95-130
beats per minute
Soca
115-150
beats per minute
Highlife
100-130
beats per minute
Zouk
90-120
beats per minute
Kizomba
90-110
beats per minute
Ska
140-160
beats per minute
Mariachi
70-120
beats per minute
Ranchera
80-120
beats per minute
Norteño
90-120
beats per minute
Banda
100-130
beats per minute
Tejano
100-130
beats per minute

Electronic

Ambient
40-60
beats per minute
Downtempo
60-90
beats per minute
Lo-fi
60-90
beats per minute
Chillout
90-110
beats per minute
House
115-130
beats per minute
Deep House
120-125
beats per minute
Tech House
120-130
beats per minute
Progressive House
125-130
beats per minute
Electro House
128-130
beats per minute
Future House
120-128
beats per minute
Techno
120-135
beats per minute
Minimal Techno
125-130
beats per minute
Trance
130-145
beats per minute
Psytrance
140-150
beats per minute
Hard Trance
145-160
beats per minute
Drum and Bass
160-180
beats per minute
Jungle
160-180
beats per minute
Dubstep
140-150
beats per minute
Brostep
140-150
beats per minute
Future Bass
130-160
beats per minute
Garage
130-140
beats per minute
UK Garage
130-140
beats per minute
Speed Garage
135-140
beats per minute
Grime
140-145
beats per minute
Breakbeat
125-140
beats per minute
Electro
120-135
beats per minute
Synthwave
80-120
beats per minute
Vaporwave
60-90
beats per minute
Glitch Hop
100-110
beats per minute
Trip Hop
85-95
beats per minute
Chillstep
140-150
beats per minute
Moombahton
100-110
beats per minute
Industrial
100-130
beats per minute
Noise
60-90
beats per minute
Post-Industrial
80-120
beats per minute
Darkwave
60-120
beats per minute

Metal

Metal
100-160
beats per minute
Death Metal
160-220
beats per minute
Metalcore
120-180
beats per minute
Black Metal
160-220
beats per minute
Power Metal
140-180
beats per minute
Doom Metal
60-90
beats per minute
Sludge Metal
60-100
beats per minute
Thrash Metal
160-220
beats per minute
Folk Metal
110-150
beats per minute
Viking Metal
100-140
beats per minute
Pagan Metal
100-150
beats per minute