The Best Pop Workout Songs

What is the best pop music for exercising and working out?


Pop music is a favorite style for many people to use when exercising, mainly because it has songs with a catch beat that makes it easy to move to. We've collected a few of the most popular pop songs to use during exercising and listed them below. We have quite a variety of songs with a variety of tempos.

Chosing the right tempo of music can be very important as your body will naturally move itself to that tempo. Choose a tempo that is too slow or too fast, and you may spoil your workout. For that reason, an approximate beat per minute (BPM) has been listed beside each song. As you can see, unlike other types of dance music which has a high BPM, disco music usually falls in the moderate tempo range, about 110 to 130 BPM.

Here is a basic guideline of which tempos are good for different workouts:

Pick music that will gradually increase your tempo until you reach your optimum speed and then gradually decrease your tempo at the end of the workout. This will ensure that you are warming up and cooling down properly.

Below you will find different a variety of disco music that is good for exercising. 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. "8th World Wonder" by Kimberley Locke Est. BPM: 100
     Find it on:  Kimberley Locke - One Love - 8th World Wonder   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  2. "All Nite (Don't Stop)" by Janet Jackson Est. BPM: 129
     Find it on:  Janet Jackson - Damita Jo - All Nite (Don't Stop)   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  3. "All That She Wants" by Ace of Base Est. BPM: 100
     Find it on:  Ace of Base - Singles of the 90s - All That She Wants   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s
  4. "Back on the Chain Gang" by the Pretenders Est. BPM: 154
     Find it on:  The Pretenders - The Singles - Back on the Chain Gang   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  5. "Beat It" by Michael Jackson Est. BPM: 135
     Find it on:  Michael Jackson - Thriller - Beat It   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  6. "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson Est. BPM: 120
     Find it on:  Michael Jackson - Thriller - Billie Jean   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  7. "Buttons" by The Pussy Cat Dolls Est. BPM: 128
     Find it on:  The Pussycat Dolls featuring Big Snoop Dogg - Buttons - Single - Buttons   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  8. "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners Est. BPM: 106
     Find it on:  Dexy's Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - I Want My 80's Box! (Box Set) - Come On Eileen   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  9. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung Est. BPM: 130
     Find it on:  Wang Chung - Everybody Wang Chung Tonight - Wang Chung's Greatest Hits - Everybody Have Fun Tonight   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  10. "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor Est. BPM: 110
     Find it on:  Survivor - Survivor: Greatest Hits - Eye of the Tiger   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  11. "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins Est. BPM: 165
     Find it on:  Kenny Loggins - Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition) - Footloose   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  12. "Freeze Frame" by J. Geils Band Est. BPM: 187
     Find it on:  The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame - Freeze-Frame   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s
  13. "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne Est. BPM: 164
     Find it on:  Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend - Single - Girlfriend   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  14. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper Est. BPM: 135
     Find it on:  Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Remastered) - Girls Just Want to Have Fun   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  15. "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 CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  16. "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran Est. BPM: 130
     Find it on:  Duran Duran - Rio - Hungry Like the Wolf   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  17. "It Feels So Good" by Sonique Est. BPM: 135
     Find it on:  Sonique - Hear My Cry - It Feels So Good   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  18. "Karma Chameleon" by Boy George Est. BPM: 186
     Find it on:  Boy George And Culture Club - At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club - Karma Chameleon   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  19. "Mickey" by Toni Basil Est. BPM: 150
     Find it on:  Toni Basil - The Best of Toni Basil - Mickey and Other Love Songs - Mickey   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  20. "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John Est. BPM: 124
     Find it on:  Olivia Newton-John - Physical - Physical   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  21. "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic Est. BPM: 126
     Find it on:  Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam - The Album - Pump Up the Jam   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  22. "Queen of Hearts" by Juice Newton Est. BPM: 170
     Find it on:  Juice Newton - Juice Newton's Greatest Hits (And More) - Queen of Hearts   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  23. "Rock Your Body" by Justin Timberlake Est. BPM: 100
     Find it on:  Justin Timberlake - Justified - Rock Your Body   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  24. "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats Est. BPM: 105
     Find it on:  Men Without Hats - My Hats Collection - The Safety Dance   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  25. "Take On Me" by A-Ha Est. BPM: 169
     Find it on:  a-ha - Hunting High and Low - Take On Me   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  26. "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell Est. BPM: 143
     Find it on:  Soft Cell - The Very Best of Soft Cell - Tainted Love   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  27. "The Warrior" by Scandal Est. BPM: 140
     Find it on:  Scandal - We Are the '80s - The Warrior   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  28. "Toxic" by Britney Spears Est. BPM: 140
     Find it on:  Britney Spears - In the Zone - Toxic   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  29. "U + Ur Hand" by P!nk Est. BPM: 142
     Find it on:  P!nk - I'm Not Dead - U + Ur Hand   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  30. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! Est. BPM: 163
     Find it on:  Wham! - Make It Big - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  31. "We Got The Beat" by the Go-Go's Est. BPM: 150
     Find it on:  The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat - We Got the Beat   Amazon CD   Amazon CD   Rhapsody


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Click on any of the following links below to find the:


Main Exercise Song Page
Best All-Time Workout Songs
Best Running Songs (150 & above BPM)
Best Jogging Songs (130-155 BPM)
Best Walking Songs (100-135 BPM)
Best Warm Up and Cool Down Songs (100 & below BPM)
Best Country Workout Songs
Best Disco Workout Songs
Best Hip-Hop Workout Songs
Best Pop Workout Songs
Best Rock Workout Songs
Best R&B Workout Songs
Best Oldies Workout Songs
Best 70s Workout Songs
Best 80s Workout Songs
Best 90s Workout Songs
Best 2000s Workout Songs


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