The Best All-Time Workout Songs

What are the all-time best songs for exercising and working out?

The best all-time workout and exercise songs are listed below. These are the workout songs that inspire you. You will be able to exercise to these songs easily. They have great rhythm and set a fast tempo for your workout. We have listed several of the best all-time workout and exercise songs to make your selections easy. Be sure to get enough of them for a great workout. Songs range in length from about 3 to 5 minutes long, so plan on using at least 10 to 12 songs for a 45 minute workout.

You will recognize many of them as inspiring exercise songs. We have brought together in one place the best workout songs and added easy purchase options on most 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.

NEW! Beats per minute (BPM) have been added for all songs listed below.

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  1. "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen Est. BPM: 150
     Find it on:  Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits - Born to RunAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  2. "Chariots of Fire" by Various Est. BPM: 62
     Find it on:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Choice Film Soundtracks Cuts, Vol. 2: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Chariots of FireAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  3. "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor Est. BPM: 110
     Find it on:  Survivor - Survivor: Greatest Hits - Eye of the TigerAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  4. "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins Est. BPM: 165
     Find it on:  Kenny Loggins - Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition) - FootlooseAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  5. "Gimme Some Lovin'" by The Spencer Davis Group Est. BPM: 141
     Find it on:  The Spencer Davis Group - The Best of Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  6. "Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)" by Bill Conti Est. BPM: 95
     Find it on:  Bill Conti - Rocky (30th Anniversary Edition) [Original Motion Picture Score] - Gonna Fly Now (Theme from "Rocky")Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  7. "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" performed C+C Music Factory Est. BPM: 116
     Find it on:  C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  8. "Let's Get It Started" by Black Eyed Peas Est. BPM: 105
     Find it on:  Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started (The Urbz Edition) - EP - Let's Get It StartedAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  9. "The Distance" by Cake Est. BPM: 90
     Find it on:  Cake - Fashion Nugget - The DistanceAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  10. "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John Est. BPM: 124
     Find it on:  Olivia Newton-John - Physical - PhysicalAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  11. "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic Est. BPM: 126
     Find it on:  Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam - The Album - Pump Up the JamAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  12. "The Power" by Snap / Power Jam Est. BPM: 112
     Find it on:  Snap! - World Power - The PowerAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  13. "We are the Champions" by Queen Est. BPM: 65
     Find it on:  Queen - Queen: Greatest HitsAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody