Cycling Songs (by RPM)

I have recently started teaching some indoor cycling classes, and because I teach/ride to the beat, I have spent a lot of time tapping out the RPMs of various songs. There are tools that help me do this, but it still takes a while. I was really surprised to see that, while there are lots of lists of good songs out there, there aren't too many that list the RPMs (or BPMs). I know that many cycling instructors don't use rhythm in this way, but I enjoy it. It helps my students know how fast or slow to ride even if they are new; and I like that we don't have to take the time to count the RPMs by tapping our legs throughout the workout.

Because I "audition" several more songs than I use in each ride, I quickly realized that I should compile a list of all the RPMs I measured, even if I didn't use the songs at that time. This made it possible for me to quickly look for a suitable song at a certain tempo when I was compiling later rides, and has made subsequent ride preparation much faster.

I am sharing this here in hopes that it might help a few other fitness-minded individuals, whether you teach or just want some music in a certain tempo range. Enjoy!

Artist	Title	RPM	Notes
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Lady Marmalade	55	slow beat, chorus is 60
The Sandlot	Sandlot	55
Fiddler's Green	Black Sheep	60
Sponge - Empire Records Soundtrack	Human Wreckage	60	slow beat
R.E.M.	Night Swimming	60
Adele	Rumor Has it	60
Aaron Copeland	Rodeo	60.5
Jill Sobule - Clueless Soundtrack	Supermodel	60.5
Steel Drums of Trinidad	Carribean Steel Drums	61
Madonna	Music / Hey Mr. DJ	61
Grease Soundtrack	Summer Lovin'	61
Sheryl Crow	All I Wanna Do	62
Rednex	Cotton-eyed Joe	62
Chromeo	Mamma's Boy	62
Madonna	Revolver	62
The Drifters	Under the Boardwalk	62.5
America	A Horse With No Name	63
U.S. Royalty	Equestrian	63
Glee	Run the World (Girls)	63
Solveig	Hello	63.5
Jamiro Quai - Napoleon Dynamite Soundtrack	Just Dance	64
Glen Campbell	Rhinestone Cowboy	64
Michael Buble	Summer Wind	64
Proclaimers	I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)	64.5
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Rhythm of the Night	64.5
Madonna	Revolver (Remix 130 bpm)	65
LeAnn Rimes - Legally Blonde 2	We Can	65
Wedding Singer Soundtrack	Money	66
Smashmouth	Summer Girl	66
Wedding Singer Soundtrack	Video Killed the Radio Star	66
The Sandlot	Baseball	67
Ten Things I Hate About You Soundtrack	Cruel to Be Kind	67
Frankie Avalon	Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny…	67
Papaya - Dance Dance Revolution	Pink Dinosaur	67
Gin Blossoms - Empire Records Soundtrack	Till I Hear It From You	67
Legally Blonde Soundtrack	One Girl Revolution	69.5
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Clueless Soundtrack	Where Did You Go	69.5
The Foundations	Build Me Up Buttercup	70
Napoleon Dynamite Soundtrack	Techno	70
Jessie James	Blue Jeans	71
Dance Dance Revolution	Bam Bam Bam	72
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	My Heart is Beating Boom	72
Beach Boys	Ride the Wild Surf	72
Lisa Loeb	Summer	72
Royalty	Brown Eyed Girl	73
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Children of the Revolution	73
Karaoke	What I Like About You	73.5
Credence Clearwater Revival	Brown Eyed Girl	74
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Because We Can Can	75
the Features - Breaking Dawn Soundtrack	From Now On	75
Beach Boys	I Get Around	75
That Thing You Do Soundtrack	Dance With Me	76
Vampire Weekend - Breaking Dawn Soundtrack	Jonathan Low	76
Blind Melon	No Rain	76
Clueless Soundtrack	Alright	77
Colbie Callait	Brighter Than The Sun	78
Neon Trees	Everybody Talks	78
Garth Brooks - The Lost Sessions	Fishin in the Dark	78
Don Henley	The Boys of Summer	79
Devo	Whip It	79	Up/down on Whip
The Sandlot	Hank ball	80
Hoku - Legally Blonde Soundtrack	Perfect Day	80
The Surfaris	Wipeout	80
All Star Weekend	Hey Princess	81
Beach Boys	Summer means Fun	81
Jerry Mungo, Best of	In the Summer Time	82	double time
The Ataris	Summer '79	82
B-52's - Wedding Singer Soundtrack	Private Idaho	83
Empire Records Soundtrack	I wanna Be Sedated	85
Billy Idol	Dancing With Myself	86.5
Ali Dee and the Deekompressors	Go Speed Racer, Go	87
Girls Aloud vs. Nancy Sinatra	Sound of These Boots	87
Breaking Dawn Soundtrack	I Didn't Mean It	87.5
Lo-Ball - Legally Blonde Soundtrack	Can't Get Me Down	89
Save Ferris - Ten Things I Hate About You	I Know	89
Garth Brooks	Rodeo	89	double time
Ten Things I Hate About You Soundtrack	Even Angels	90
The Meices - Empire Records Soundtrack	Ready Steady Go	90
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	The Impressions that I Get	90
V.V. Brown	Children (Keep on Singing)	91
Elizabeth & the Catapult	Mamma's Boy	92
The Vapors	Turning Japanese	93
Steve Miller Band	Dance, Dance, Dance	95
Ten Things I Hate About You Soundtrack	New World	95
Bob Dylan	Summer Days	96
The Cardigans	A Good Horse	99	(double time)
Semi Sonic - Ten Things I Hate About You	FNT	99
Joan Jett - Ten Things I Hate About You	Bad Reputation	100
The Killers	Boots	100	double time
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Sparkling Diamonds Mix	100	chorus is 105
Coyote Shivers - Empire Records	Sugar High	100
Lovin' Spoonful	Summer in the City	100	chorus is 105
U2	Summer Rain	100
Collective Soul	Home	101
Kid Rock (Radio Edit)	All Summer Long	102
Clueless Soundtrack	Change	102
Rascal Flats	Summer Nights	102
Taylor Swift	White Horse	102	double time
Simon & Garfunkel	Me & Julio	103	double time
Workout Mix	Walk Like An Egyptian	103
Abba	Dancing Queen	104	double time
Cranberries - Empire Records	How	105
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Lady Marmalade	105	double time, chorus is faster 10 beats
Ten Things I Hate About You	I Want You to Want Me	106
Sponge - Empire Records Soundtrack	Human Wreckage	108	fast beat
Luke Bryan	Country Girl (Shake it For Me)	109	double time
The Cardigans	Burning Down the House	110	double time
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Hindi Sad	110
Miley Cyrus	Hoedown Throwdown	110	double time
Cranberries - Empire Records	Liar	110
Rascal Flats	Summer Young	110