BPM by Genre
So basically, Most genres are between 120-150 BPM.
The two outliers are 90 and 200.
And the most common BPM is 130.
Drum and Bass
What is BPM?
BPM: 185
Breakbeat used in Hip Hop production had influenced Breakbeat hardcore, which turned into Jungle Brokenbeats.
ex: The Countdown- TC
Deep House
Beats per minute (BPM) is a unit typically used as a measure of tempo in music and heart rate. The BPM tempo of a piece of music is conventionally shown in its score as a metronome mark.
Hip Hop
BPM: 125
Origionated in the 1980's in Chicago, House music with 1980 Jazz/ Funk & touches of soul
ex: Beautiful Now- Zedd
Hardcore/ Gabber
BPM: 90-115
Rap, Stylized Rythmic music, commonly accompanies rapping, a rythmic, ryming speech that is chanted
ex: Blessings- Big Sean
BPM: 200
Punk- rock, 1970's, Faster, Heavier, More Abraisive than regular Punk- rock
ex: Teenagers- MCR
BPM STATISTICS:
Blues
BPM: 120
Origionated by African Americans in the deep south of the United States at the end of the 19th century
ex: Junker's Blues- Hugh Laurie
90 130 130 150 185 90
120 130 135 150 200 120
125 130 145 180 115
House
Hard House
BPM: 130
-Tech House
-Electro House
-Progressive House
ex: Cheerleader- OMI
BPM: 150
ex: Labyrinth- Nick Entely
- What is the difference between the music genres?
- What is the average BPM of music?
- On a scale, where does each genre of music fall when mesuring their BPM?
- How similar are the music genres to eachother?
Reggae
Trance
Mean- 136.8
Median- 130
Mode- 130
IQR- 30
Min- 90
Q1- 120
Q2- 130
Q3- 150
Max- 200
Population- 29
Sample- 29.9
BPM: 90
Blends musical influences of Jamacian Dancehall and Trinidadian Soca, with Salsa, Bamba, Latin American hip hop, and electronica
ex: One Love- Bob Marley
BPM: 135
Classical music, House, and Techno combined
ex: A New Birth- Aeden
What does this mean?
Dubstep
Chillout
BPM: 145
Origionated in South London, in the late 1990's, 2-step Garage, Broken Beat, Drum and Bass, Jungle, Dub, and Reggae all combined
ex: Centipede- Knife Party
BPM: 120
Basically, chill and relaxing music that has a techno feel
ex: Breathe Me- Sia
Techno
A lot of he different music genres relate through BPM, and without the existence of some of these types of music, we wouldn't have the other ones we have today.
BPM: 150
Origionated in Detroit Michigan in the 1980's, is the Electronic roomate
ex: Pong- Eisenfunk
Jungle
BPM: 180
Reggae, Hip Hop, Hard-core, Very fast, Electronic drum tracks with slower synthed bass lines, origionated in Britan in the 1990's
ex: BABYLON TIMEWARP- SUBLIME RECORS