TempoPeek

80–89 BPM · Andante

Songs at 87 BPM

4080120160200

One beat

689.7 ms60,000 ÷ 87
Recordings
52at this whole tempo
Half time
43.5BPM
Double time
174BPM
Most used key
—two or more keys tie

Source: AcousticBrainz, dump of 2022-06-23 (CC0) · MusicBrainz core data, 2026-09-17 (CC0) · how each number is measured. Measured up to 23.06.2022 — AcousticBrainz stopped collecting in 2022, so nothing released after that date is here.

52 recordings on this site sit at 87 beats per minute once each one's analyses are reduced to their median. A score would call that Andante, by the ranges printed on the data page.

One beat lasts 689.7 milliseconds. That makes an eighth note 344.8 ms, a dotted eighth 517.2 ms and a sixteenth 172.4 ms — the delay times that will sit in time with anything at this tempo.

Half time is 43.5 BPM and double time is 174; a tempo detector that disagrees with this page by a factor of two is usually counting one of those instead.

No single key leads at this tempo — two or more are level, so none is named the most used.

Delay times at 87 BPM

Note valueBeatsMillisecondsHertz
Whole note42758.60.36
Half note21379.30.73
Dotted quarter1.51034.50.97
Quarter note (one beat)1689.71.45
Quarter triplet0.667459.82.18
Dotted eighth0.75517.21.93
Eighth note0.5344.82.9
Eighth triplet0.333229.94.35
Dotted sixteenth0.375258.63.87
Sixteenth note0.25172.45.8
Sixteenth triplet0.167114.98.7
Thirty-second note0.12586.211.6

87 BPM, key by key

Each key links to its list at this tempo band (80–89 BPM) where there is one, and to the whole key otherwise.

The recordings

  1. YellowColdplayB major87BPM
  2. CandymanChristina AguileraG♯ minor87BPM
  3. EmotionDestiny’s ChildC major87BPM
  4. Time for ChangeMötley CrüeF major87BPM
  5. Jesus to a ChildGeorge MichaelC♯ minor87BPM
  6. AloneHeartD♭ major87BPM
  7. ChandelierSiaF♯ major87BPM
  8. Monkey WrenchFoo FightersE major87BPM
  9. Empire State of MindJay‐Z + Alicia KeysE♭ minor87BPM
  10. Secret GardenBruce SpringsteenF major87BPM
  11. Lost!ColdplayG major87BPM
  12. I Like ItDeBargeE major87BPM
  13. Hands UpThe Black Eyed PeasB minor87BPM
  14. EpicFaith No MoreE minor87BPM
  15. Izzo (H.O.V.A.)Jay‐ZA major87BPM
  16. Can I Holla At YaJ. ColeF major87BPM
  17. Strawberry SwingColdplayA♭ major87BPM
  18. River’s InvitationAretha FranklinB♭ major87BPM
  19. Thought I’d Died and Gone to HeavenBryan AdamsE major87BPM
  20. Mad WorldMichael Andrews feat. Gary JulesB♭ major87BPM
  21. Detour Thru Your MindThe B‐52sD major87BPM
  22. Tradin’ War Stories2Pac feat. Dramacydal, C‐Bo & StormE major87BPM
  23. We Will Rock YouQueenA minor87BPM
  24. Part‐Time LoverStevie WonderB♭ minor87BPM
  25. Run This TownJay‐Z + Rihanna + Kanye WestF minor87BPM
  26. Alone Again OrLoveB minor87BPM
  27. A Matter of TimeFoo FightersA major87BPM
  28. Love Me TomorrowChicagoE♭ minor87BPM
  29. Rude BoyRihannaE♭ minor87BPM
  30. She’s on FireAerosmithD minor87BPM
  31. Love the Way You LieEminem feat. RihannaB♭ major87BPM
  32. Oh MotherChristina AguileraC♯ minor87BPM
  33. 10 BandsDrakeB minor87BPM
  34. Gimme ThatChris BrownB♭ minor87BPM
  35. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to YouBee GeesF major87BPM
  36. I Don’t Deserve YouLloyd Banks feat. JeremihD♭ major87BPM
  37. She’s Got Her TicketTracy ChapmanC major87BPM
  38. Versace on the FloorBruno MarsG major87BPM
  39. Weenie BeenieFoo FightersF minor87BPM
  40. Platypus (I Hate You)Green DayE major87BPM
  41. Year of tha BoomerangRage Against the MachineA major87BPM
  42. Deep in the HoleAC/DCA minor87BPM
  43. Scared of LonelyBeyoncéF♯ major87BPM
  44. Bitches & SistersJay‐ZC minor87BPM
  45. Apprends‐moiCéline DionC major87BPM
  46. WorldBee GeesD major87BPM
  47. RightDavid BowieA minor87BPM
  48. Piggy Bank50 CentB♭ minor87BPM
  49. You and Your FriendDire StraitsC minor87BPM
  50. Roll RightRage Against the MachineA major87BPM
  51. Neon BibleArcade FireA major87BPM
  52. To Live and Die in L.A.Makaveli featuring Val YoungA minor87BPM

Every recording whose median tempo rounds to 87 BPM, most analysed first. Measured up to 23.06.2022 — AcousticBrainz stopped collecting in 2022, so nothing released after that date is here.

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