Listed here are some example songs to consider, sorted by Genre and listed by increasing BPM.
Classical Music
Title Artist/Composer Approx. Duration Approx. BPM Decade Gymnopedie No. 1 Satie 3:26 40 N/A Canon in D Pachelbel 6:16 40 N/A Arioso, from Cantata BWV 156 Bach 4:03 44 N/A Nimrod, from Enigma Variations Elgar 4:20 52 N/A Meditation, from Thais Massenet 6:22 52 N/A Adagio in G Minor Albinoni 8:56 53 N/A Trumpet Concerto in D Telemann 1:59 58 N/A Sheep May Safely Graze Bach 5:35 60 N/A Nessun Dorma Puccini 3:00 60 N/A Piano Concerto No. 21 , Andante Mozart 7:43 60 N/A Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach 3:43 65 N/A Clarinet Concerto, Adagio Mozart 6:40 67 N/A Ave Verum Corpus, K618 Mozart 3:03 70 N/A String Quartet in F Hoffstetter 8:59 72 N/A Ave Maria Caccini 6:02 74 N/A Nocturne in E flat major, Opus 9, No. 2 Chopin 3:21 74 N/A Claire de Lune Debussy 2:04 74 N/A Air on the G string Bach 3:48 78 N/A Mio Babbino Caro Puccini 2:07 80 N/A Magnificat, Gloria Patri Bach 2:19 80 N/A Cello Suite No. 1, 1st movement Bach 2:32 80 N/A Be Thou But Near Bach 2:34 84 N/A Minuet, from Quintet in E major Boccherini 4:11 88 N/A On the Beautiful Blue Danube Strauss 11:59 96 N/A Peer Gynt Suite No 1., Morning Mood Grieg 3:53 100 N/A Dance of the Swans Tchaikovsky 17:50 100 N/A
Country and Western Music
Title Artist/Composer Approx. Duration Approx. BPM Decade Blueberry Hill Gene Autry 2:12 43 1940 My Favorite Memory Merle Haggard 3:05 50 1970 Kern River Merle Haggard 3:22 50 1970 Honey Come Back Glen Campbell 2:58 51 1970 You Could Be Coming To Me The Statler Brothers 2:53 51 1970 She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers 4:18 67 1970 Bouquet of Roses Eddy Arnold 2:32 68 1940 You Were Always On My Mind Willie Nelson 3:32 72 1970 Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan 3:17 78 1960 Are The Good Times Really Over Merle Haggard 4:13 78 1970 When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again Walker & Sullivan 2:35 79 1940 The Song from Moulin Rouge Andy Williams 2:23 82 1950 Country Roads John Denver 3:17 84 1970 Tennessee Waltz Patti Page 3:05 87 1950 You Are My Sunshine Elizabeth Mitchell 2:48 92 1960 Southern Nights Glen Campbell 3:00 96 1970 Ramblin’ Fever Merle Haggard 3:09 98 1970 Satin Sheets Jeanne Pruett 3:03 100 1970 Fire On the Mountain Marshall Tucker Band 3:56 102 1970 Hello Mary Lou The Statler Brothers 2:17 104 1970 We’ll Sing in the Sunshine Gale Garnett 2:59 107 1960 Mexicali Rose Johnny Bond 2:47 110 1940 Smoke On the Water Red Foley 2:43 111 1940 Wild Side of Life Hank Thompson 2:44 116 1940 The Rains Came Freddy Fender 2:16 116 1960
Folk and Traditional Music
Title Artist/Composer Approx. Duration Approx. BPM Decade Scarborough Fair N/A 3:13 45 N/A Winterlude Bob Dylan 2:22 51 1970 Nottamun Town N/A 2:29 55 N/A Johnny Has Gone For A Solider N/A 2:50 55 N/A Boll Weevil Holler Vera Holler 2:03 58 1960 Ailein Duinn N/A 4:47 58 N/A Proud Maisie Davy Graham & Shirley Collins 1:45 70 1960 Waly (The Water Is Wide) N/A 3:36 72 N/A Tom Bowling N/A 4:32 76 N/A The Carnival is Over The Seekers 3:13 76 1960 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 4:52 79 1960 Sweet Polly Oliver Britten 2:19 82 N/A Marble Halls Balfe 4:28 90 N/A Dress Rehearsal Rag Leonard Cohen 6:06 94 1960 All Kinds of Everything Dana Scallon 3:05 100 1970 The Minstrel Boy Moore 3:24 107 N/A We’ll Sing in the Sunshine Gale Garnett 2:59 107 1960 The Foggy, Foggy Dew N/A 3:27 112 N/A The Lincolnshire Poacher N/A 2:52 120 N/A
Hymns and Religious Music
Title Artist/Composer Approx. Duration Approx. BPM Decade Deep River N/A 3:58 40 N/A It Is Well Within My Soul N/A 4:11 46 N/A Swing Low, Sweet Chariot N/A 2:22 55 N/A How Great Thou Art N/A 4:54 56 N/A Nearer to God, To Thee N/A 3:27 59 N/A Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent N/A 3:55 65 N/A Great Is Thy Faithfulness N/A 4:31 73 N/A A Mighty Fortress is Our God N/A 3:44 77 N/A Onward Christian Soldiers N/A 4:27 78 N/A Give Me Jesus N/A 4:11 85 N/A Amazing Grace N/A 4:08 88 N/A Jerusalem N/A 2:50 95 N/A All Things Bright and Beautiful N/A 4:21 98 N/A Just A Closer Walk With Thee N/A 2:51 103 N/A Come You Not From Newcastle N/A 1:13 108 N/A
Jazz and Blues Music
Title Artist/Composer Approx. Duration Approx. BPM Decade The Nearness Of You Al Jarreau 3:43 48 1930 Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man Ava Gardner 3:23 56 1960 Blue in Green Miles Davis 5:38 58 1950 Body and Soul Frank Sinatra 4:19 58 1940 Strange Fruit Billie Holliday 3:12 58 1930 When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole 3:10 60 1950 I’ll Be Seeing You Billie Holiday 3:31 64 1940 My Funny Valentine Chet Baker 2:21 65 1950 Summertime Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 4:58 66 1950 Blues in the Night Ella Fitzgerald 7:11 72 1940 Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You Kenny Burrell 4:25 73 1960 Georgia On My Mind Hoagy Carmichael 3:58 76 1930 Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye Ella Fitzgerald 3:34 80 1950 A Tisket A Tasket Ella Fitzgerald 2:37 81 1940 Non Je Ne Regrette Rien Edith Piaf 2:22 88 1960 Dream A Little Dream Louis Armstrong 3:14 92 1960 Memories of You Benny Goodman 3:21 100 1940 Ain’t Misbehavin’ Fats Waller 3:58 102 1940 I Get Along Without You Very Well Chet Baker 3:01 103 1950 St Thomas Sonny Rollins 6:46 106 1950 Bop Look and Listen George Shearing Quintet 2:57 114 1950 The Girl From Ipanema Carlos Jobim 5:22 118 1960 Thunder Walk George Benson 4:42 120 1960 Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra 2:27 120 1960
Popular Music (including Rock and Roll)
Title Artist/Composer Approx. Duration Approx. BPM Decade The Way You Look Tonight Tony Bennett 3:18 50 1950 Vincent Don Maclean 3:58 54 1970 Danny Boy Various 4:48 55 1940 Because You’re Mine Mario Lanzo 3:30 58 1950 Can’t Help Falling In Love With You Elvis Presley 3:02 58 1960 In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Frank Sinatra 2:59 59 1940 Que Sera Doris Day 2:32 62 1950 Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me Billie Holiday 3:11 64 1940 Secret Love Doris Day 3:37 64 1950 Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers 3:37 67 1950 Donna Ritchie Valens 2:58 68 1950 Juliet The Four Pennies 2:23 68 1960 I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton 3:19 68 1970 Blue Moon Dean Martin 3:04 70 1950 Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke 2:42 71 1960 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford 3:18 72 1950 I’ll Be Home Pat Boone 2:54 72 1950 Hey Jude The Beatles 8:10 72 1960 Puppy Love Paul Anka 2:43 72 1970 We Belong Together Ritchie Valens 1:56 73 1950 Hello Young Lovers Frank Sinatra 3:32 76 1950 Save the Last Dance for Me The Drifters 2:29 76 1960 I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton John 3:40 76 1970 You’ll Never Walk Alone Gerry and the Pacemakers 2:48 76 1960 Let It Be The Beatles 4:03 77 1960 White Cliffs of Dover Vera Lynn 3:03 78 1940 Son Of A Preacher Man Aretha Franklin 3:19 78 1960 Help Me Make it Through the Night Kris Kristofferson 4:05 78 1970 Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) Ella Fitzgerald 3:35 79 1950 These Arms of Mine Otis Redding 2:33 79 1960 Hi-Heel Sneakers Tommy Tucker 4:03 81 1960 If You Were the Only Girl in the World Dick Haymes 2:53 85 1940 I Can’t Tell You Why The Eagles 4:55 85 1970 It’s Only Make Believe Conway Twitty 2:35 86 1960 Unforgettable Nat King Cole 2:31 90 1950 Moon River Andy Williams 2:44 90 1960 You Made Me Love You Dean Martin 3:21 91 1950 You’re a Lady Peter Skellern 4:35 92 1970 Natural Woman Aretha Franklin 2:44 95 1960 Lily Marlene Marlene Dietrich 3:24 97 1940 The Look Of Love Dusty Springfield 3:30 97 1960 Silver Bells Dean Martin 2:24 98 1950 Edelweiss Rogers & Hammerstein 1:43 99 1950 White Christmas Bing Crosby 2:57 100 1940 Try Me James Brown 2:33 102 1960 Magic Moments Perry Como 2:39 104 1950 Sitting On The Dock At The Bay Otis Redding 2:43 104 1960 Something Stupid Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra 2:38 105 1960 Perhaps Doris Day 2:43 105 1950 Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette 2:13 106 1970 Roses are Red Bobby Vinton 2:38 108 1960 Wishin’ and Hopin’ Dusty Springfield 2:57 108 1960 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees 3:58 108 1970 When I Grow Too Old to Dream Foster & Allen 2:21 110 1940 Just An Old Fashioned Girl Eartha Kitt 2:51 110 1950 Penny Lane The Beatles 3:00 114 1960 And I Love Her The Beatles 2:29 114 1960 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley 4:32 114 1960 Tell Laura I Love Her Ricky Valance 2:40 116 1960 Walking the Dog Rufus Thomas 2:38 118 1960 Catch a Falling Star Perry Como 2:30 120 1950 Day-O (Banana Boat Song) Harry Belafonte 3:06 120 1950 Little Egypt Elvis Presley 2:18 120 1960 Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher and Higher Rita Coolidge 4:26 120 1970 At Seventeen Janis Ian 4:59 120 1970 Cupid Sam Cooke 2:38 120 1960
