Looking for songs to soundtrack a moderately paced run or workouts? Our 120 beats per minute (bpm) playlist will help keep your tempo steady.
We’ve picked upbeat tracks across different genres – and all are at that 120 bpm pace, give or take a beat or two. As well as helping with your running tempo, these songs will give you a motivational boost and keep you company as you put trainer to pavement (or treadmill).
After all, music and exercise go hand-in-hand. Studies have shown that listening to music while you work out can help improve concentration and confidence.
120 bpm songs are ideal for moderate running or fast walking. Synch your stride to the beat and you’ll enjoy a good workout.
Want to pick up the pace? You can always try our 130 bpm playlist, our 160 bpm playlist or our 180 bpm playlist for a faster run. Or you can slow it down with our playlist of 100 bpm songs.
120 bpm playlist
Listen to our pick of 120 bpm songs now on Spotify.
You can also check out the track list below, to see if there’s anything you’d like to add to your existing running playlist. You’ll find everything from instant pop classics like Bad Romance and pure, unashamed cheese (Chesney Hawkes, we’re looking at you) to newer tracks from Catching Flies and Charli XCX.
Rumour Has It – Adele
Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
Borderline – Madonna
Around the World – Daft Punk
DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love – Usher
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse
Tragedy – Bee Gees
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Sign of the Times – Harry Styles
7 Years – Lukas Graham
Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
TiK ToK – Kesha
Telephone – Lady Gaga
Come as You Are – Nirvana
Love Story – Taylor Swift
My Love – Justin Timberlake
Grace Kelly – MIKA
1999 – Prince
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
Sing – Ed Sheeran
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – ABBA
Girls & Boys – Blur
Over and Over – Hot Chip
Coffee & TV – Blur
no tears left to cry – Ariana Grande
Heartbeat – Childish Gambino
Juice – Lizzo
Earned It – The Weeknd
All the Lovers – Kylie Minogue
Boy with Luv – BTS & Halsey
The One & Only – Chesney Hawkes
Don’t Cha – The Pussycat Dolls
ilomilo – Billie Eilish
Oi – Catching Flies
Hot In It – Tiesto, Charli XCX
Faster – Rasster
Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Enjoy Your Life – Romy
Believer – Imagine Dragons
Kids – MGMT
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