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BPM by genre: typical tempo ranges
The core tempo range of each style, the most common tempo, and what a detector might report at half or double time. Click a genre for its full chart.
| Genre | Range (BPM) | Typical | Half / double | Beat at typical (ms) | 4/4 bar (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lo-fi hip-hop | 70–90 | 80 | 40 / 160 | 750.0 | 3.00 |
| Hip-hop | 80–115 | 90 | 45 / 180 | 666.7 | 2.67 |
| Reggaeton | 88–100 | 95 | 47.5 / 190 | 631.6 | 2.53 |
| Dancehall | 90–110 | 100 | 50 / 200 | 600.0 | 2.40 |
| Afrobeats | 95–115 | 105 | 52.5 / 210 | 571.4 | 2.29 |
| Amapiano | 108–118 | 113 | 56.5 / 226 | 531.0 | 2.12 |
| Pop | 100–130 | 118 | 59 / 236 | 508.5 | 2.03 |
| Deep house | 110–125 | 120 | 60 / 240 | 500.0 | 2.00 |
| Disco | 110–130 | 120 | 60 / 240 | 500.0 | 2.00 |
| House | 118–130 | 124 | 62 / 248 | 483.9 | 1.94 |
| Tech house | 122–130 | 126 | 63 / 252 | 476.2 | 1.90 |
| Techno | 125–150 | 132 | 66 / 264 | 454.5 | 1.82 |
| UK garage | 128–140 | 132 | 66 / 264 | 454.5 | 1.82 |
| Trance | 130–145 | 138 | 69 / 276 | 434.8 | 1.74 |
| Dubstep | 136–145 | 140 | 70 / 280 | 428.6 | 1.71 |
| Trap | 130–170 | 140 | 70 / 280 | 428.6 | 1.71 |
| Hardstyle | 145–160 | 150 | 75 / 300 | 400.0 | 1.60 |
| Jungle | 155–175 | 165 | 82.5 / 330 | 363.6 | 1.45 |
| Drum & bass | 160–180 | 174 | 87 / 348 | 344.8 | 1.38 |
Ranges describe where most tracks sit, not hard limits — every genre has outliers, and some (trap, dubstep, drum & bass) are commonly quoted at half time. Measure your own tracks with the BPM detector, or batch-analyse a crate with the batch analyzer.
How genres line up by tempo
Because tempos relate by octaves, genres that look far apart can mix cleanly: 87 BPM hip-hop sits under 174 BPM drum & bass, and 70 BPM half-time grooves under 140 BPM dubstep. Read half-time and double-time BPM and BPM for DJ mixing.