BPM by Genre: Tempo Chart for Producers
What tempo goes with which genre? It's all in one chart below. Tap along to find the BPM of your beat.
| Genre | BPM |
|---|---|
| Trap | 130 to 150 |
| Drill | 138 to 150 |
| Hip Hop | 70 to 100 |
| R&B | 60 to 100 |
| Afrobeats | 95 to 115 |
| Amapiano | 108 to 115 |
| Reggaeton | 85 to 100 |
| Dancehall | 90 to 110 |
| House | 120 to 130 |
| Techno | 120 to 140 |
| Dubstep | 135 to 145 |
| Drum and Bass | 160 to 180 |
| Lo-Fi | 60 to 90 |
| Jersey Club | 130 to 140 |
| Phonk | 120 to 160 |
| UK Garage | 130 to 138 |
Half-time or double?
Trap, drill and dubstep sit around 140 but feel like 70. That's half-time: the snare hits on 3. So you'll often see two numbers for the same beat. Both are right. Pick the one that matches how you want to rap or sing on it.
Ranges, not rules
No genre has a fixed tempo. The numbers above are what you'll usually run into. A slow drill beat or a fast afro track can work fine.
Making a beat yourself?
A step-by-step guide per style: trap, drill, boom bap, afrobeats, amapiano, house rap, jersey club, lo-fi, R&B and phonk.
BPM of a file?
Use Beat Lab for one track or the batch BPM finder for a whole folder.
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Sources: Wikipedia: Trap music, Digital DJ Pool, SampleFocus, Wikipedia: UK drill, Orphiq, Ableton Learning Music, Soundtrap: Afrobeats, Roland Articles: Amapiano, Native Instruments: Amapiano, Wikipedia: Amapiano, Native Instruments: Reggaeton, Wikipedia: Reggaeton, Wikipedia: Dominican dembow, DancehallMag, Wikipedia: Drum and bass, Wikipedia: Jersey club, Native Instruments: Jersey club, Melodics: Phonk, Soundtrap: Drift phonk, Wikipedia: Phonk, Wikipedia: UK garage