The Best Running Songs

What is the best music for running?

The best exercise songs for running are ones that set the tempo of your run. In fact, most runners use music to help set their speed, which is why understanding the beats per minute (BPM) of a song can be beneficial. Most runners will want to choose music with a BPM between 150 and 175 for the main portion of the run, and a slightly slower song for the beginning and ending to warm up and cool down. Try to choose songs that are close in BPM, to ensure your running speed stays constant.

Running music should provide motivation and encouragement to the runner. Running is a fun, exciting, and exhilarating way to exercise and by including the best songs to your plan; it can only be improved. Always be sure to have enough songs in your collection for the duration of your run. You do not want to run out of songs at the conclusion of your exercise, since this is the critical moment you may need them the most.

Below you will find different music genres of the best running songs for all types of runners. You are sure to find many running songs from the list below, and you can easily buy your very own copies of them.

For your convenience, we have included links to the music on Amazon, iTunes, and Rhapsody. Rhapsody provides both music subscriptions as well as individual mp3s for sale in WMA format. ITunes only provides MPEG-4 audio files for sale. However, Amazon is now offering mp3s that are compatible with both windows media player and iTunes. For more information about where to purchase music online, we provide it on our Music Downloads page or our Music Subscriptions page.

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1. "Baby Likes To Rock It" by The Tractors Est. BPM: 160
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2. "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen Est. BPM: 150
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3. "Back on the Chain Gang" by the Pretenders Est. BPM: 154
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4. "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin Est. BPM: 164
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5. "Born To Boogie" by Hank Williams Jr. Est. BPM: 180
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6. "Camisado" by Panic! At The Disco Est. BPM: 160
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7. "Candyman" by Christina Aguilera Est. BPM: 174
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8. "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson Est. BPM: 175
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9. "Come Dancing" by the Kinks Est. BPM: 152
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10. "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol Est. BPM: 176
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11. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by the Police Est. BPM: 167
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12. "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins Est. BPM: 165
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13. "Freeze Frame" by J. Geils Band Est. BPM: 187
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14. "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne Est. BPM: 164
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15. "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis Est. BPM: 168 BPM
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16. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" by Cher Est. BPM: 169
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17. "Hard Workin' Man" by Brooks & Dunn Est. BPM: 156
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18. "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar Est. BPM: 160
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19. "Hey Ya!" by Outkast Est. BPM: 159
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20. "I'm So Excited" by the Pointer Sisters Est. BPM: 183
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21. "Jump With My Baby" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Est. BPM: 182
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22. "Jump, Jive, an' Wail" by Brian Setzer Est. BPM: 185
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23. "Karma Chameleon" by Boy George Est. BPM: 186
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24. "Maneater" by Hall & Oates Est. BPM: 170 BPM
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25. "Modern Love" by David Bowie Est. BPM: 180
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26. "Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters Est. BPM: 174
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27. "One More Last Chance" by Vince Gill Est. BPM: 156
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28. "One Way or Another" by Blondie Est. BPM: 160
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29. "Paint it Black" by Rolling Stones Est. BPM: 163
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30. "Queen of Hearts" by Juice Newton Est. BPM: 170
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31. "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol Est. BPM: 160
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32. "Rock 'n Roll Music" by Chuck Berry Est. BPM: 168
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33. "Rock This Town" by Stray Cats Est. BPM: 196 BPM
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34. "Run-Around" by Blues Traveler Est. BPM: 150-155
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35. "Runnin' Down a Dream" by Tom Petty Est. BPM: 170
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36. "Sugar, We're Goin Down" by Fall Out Boy Est. BPM: 166
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37. "Take On Me" by A-Ha Est. BPM: 169
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38. "Time Machine" by Black Sabbath  Est. BPM: 162
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39. "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by Travis Tritt Est. BPM: 180
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40. "Vacation" by The Go-Go's Est. BPM: 158
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41. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! Est. BPM: 163
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42. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" by Jerry Lee Lewis Est. BPM: 162
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