what bpm is house music?
House music runs between 124 and 128 BPM — half of the 1000 tracks charting this week sit in that window, and 128 is the single busiest tempo.
by genre: tech house bpm · house bpm · deep house bpm · afro house bpm · jackin house bpm · nu disco / indie dance bpm · melodic house & techno bpm · soulful house bpm
◢ the tempo map
| bpm | tracks |
|---|---|
| 119 | 5 |
| 120 | 41 |
| 121 | 15 |
| 122 | 86 |
| 123 | 78 |
| 124 | 124 |
| 125 | 114 |
| 126 | 79 |
| 127 | 65 |
| 128 | 149 |
| 129 | 46 |
| 130 | 103 |
| 131 | 15 |
| 132 | 36 |
| 133 | 10 |
| 134 | 7 |
| 135 | 1 |
| 136 | 5 |
+21 tracks chart at stray tempos out to 63 and 146 — too few at any one tempo to read
◢ the contested tempo
Is 123 soulful house or afro house? This week it splits close to even — 24% to 23%.
78 charting tracks at 123
◢ what's at each tempo
120 BPM
41 charting tracks at 120
-2 tracks at 120 vs last week
122 BPM
86 charting tracks at 122
0 tracks at 122 vs last week
123 BPM
78 charting tracks at 123
+1 tracks at 123 vs last week
124 BPM
124 charting tracks at 124
+14 tracks at 124 vs last week
125 BPM
114 charting tracks at 125
-2 tracks at 125 vs last week
126 BPM
79 charting tracks at 126
-2 tracks at 126 vs last week
127 BPM
65 charting tracks at 127
-2 tracks at 127 vs last week
128 BPM
149 charting tracks at 128
+5 tracks at 128 vs last week
129 BPM
46 charting tracks at 129
0 tracks at 129 vs last week
130 BPM
103 charting tracks at 130
+1 tracks at 130 vs last week
132 BPM
36 charting tracks at 132
+1 tracks at 132 vs last week
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