TempoPeek

5 sharps · 16th most used of 24

Songs in B major

Recordings
1692.3% of the 7,465 with a settled key
Median tempo
120BPM
Busiest band
100–10932 recordings
Relative minor
G♯ minorsame signature

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.

B major is written with 5 sharps. 169 of the 7,465 recordings here whose analyses settled on a key are in it — 2.3% of them, which makes it the 16th most used of the 24.

Its relative minor is G sharp minor: the same signature, a different tonic, and the one key you can move into without changing a single accidental.

The median tempo of the 169 is 120 BPM, and the busiest tempo band is 100–109 BPM with 32 recordings.

A recording is filed here when more than half of its analyses agreed on the key. That rule, and not a person, produced this list.

Keys that fit with B major

G♯ minor: same key signature — 5 sharps · F♯ major: one accidental away, a fifth up · E major: one accidental away, a fifth down · B minor: same tonic, minor instead

B major by tempo

How 169 recordings in B major spread across the tempo bands
32060–69 BPM: 1 recordings60–69 BPM70–79 BPM: 2 recordings70–79 BPM80–89 BPM: 12 recordings80–89 BPM90–99 BPM: 17 recordings90–99 BPM100–109 BPM: 32 recordings100–109 BPM110–119 BPM: 20 recordings110–119 BPM120–129 BPM: 28 recordings120–129 BPM130–139 BPM: 21 recordings130–139 BPM140–149 BPM: 13 recordings140–149 BPM150–159 BPM: 11 recordings150–159 BPM160–169 BPM: 9 recordings160–169 BPM170–179 BPM: 1 recordings170–179 BPM180–189 BPM: 2 recordings180–189 BPM

The recordings

  1. Night FeverBee Gees510 analyses109BPM
  2. Street Fighting ManThe Rolling Stones486 analyses128BPM
  3. Somebody to LoveJefferson Airplane466 analyses130BPM
  4. Paradise CityGuns N’ Roses434 analyses100BPM
  5. You Oughta KnowAlanis Morissette430 analyses105BPM
  6. Take It to the LimitEagles391 analyses91BPM
  7. Take a Chance on MeABBA388 analyses107BPM
  8. Get the Party StartedP!nk380 analyses129BPM
  9. Tumbling DiceThe Rolling Stones362 analyses111BPM
  10. When I Come AroundGreen Day350 analyses98BPM
  11. YellowColdplay344 analyses87BPM
  12. Sweet CarolineNeil Diamond333 analyses127BPM
  13. IronicAlanis Morissette324 analyses85BPM
  14. I Drove All NightCéline Dion314 analyses135BPM
  15. TiredAdele313 analyses97BPM
  16. I’m YoursJason Mraz299 analyses151BPM
  17. If I Could Turn Back TimeCher296 analyses108BPM
  18. Dancing in the DarkBruce Springsteen295 analyses149BPM
  19. Lady Grinning SoulDavid Bowie289 analyses93BPM
  20. Central Park WestJohn Coltrane283 analyses74BPM
  21. Solsbury HillPeter Gabriel282 analyses103BPM
  22. I Wanna Be SedatedRamones279 analyses163BPM
  23. Mr. KnightJohn Coltrane277 analyses91BPM
  24. Don’t Worry Be HappyBobby McFerrin276 analyses69BPM
  25. You Are the Sunshine of My LifeStevie Wonder275 analyses135BPM
  26. ChocolateThe 1975273 analyses100BPM
  27. One After 909The Beatles271 analyses185BPM
  28. I Miss Youblink‐182267 analyses110BPM
  29. The Tide Is HighBlondie266 analyses97BPM
  30. Swallowed in the SeaColdplay257 analyses142BPM
  31. Geek Stink BreathGreen Day257 analyses132BPM
  32. FaithfullyJourney255 analyses129BPM
  33. Don’t Stop ’Til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson254 analyses119BPM
  34. Good Day SunshineThe Beatles250 analyses117BPM
  35. The Sad CaféEagles249 analyses102BPM
  36. Don’t Let Me DownThe Chainsmokers feat. Daya241 analyses162BPM
  37. Give Me One ReasonTracy Chapman238 analyses102BPM
  38. Song for SomeoneU2238 analyses105BPM
  39. Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen235 analyses123BPM
  40. AngeleyesABBA231 analyses133BPM
  41. TimberPitbull feat. Ke$ha230 analyses130BPM
  42. Word UpCameo227 analyses116BPM
  43. Sir DukeStevie Wonder226 analyses108BPM
  44. Just Go AwayBlondie225 analyses139BPM
  45. Lady EvilBlack Sabbath223 analyses123BPM
  46. Calling ElvisDire Straits223 analyses120BPM
  47. Kentucky WomanNeil Diamond221 analyses163BPM
  48. Song for the AskingSimon & Garfunkel219 analyses154BPM
  49. Virginia MoonFoo Fighters218 analyses126BPM
  50. For No OneThe Beatles213 analyses164BPM
  51. CataractsThrice213 analyses155BPM
  52. November RainGuns N’ Roses204 analyses155BPM
  53. Woman in LoveBarbra Streisand202 analyses85BPM
  54. King of HollywoodEagles201 analyses88BPM
  55. Walk Like an EgyptianBangles199 analyses103BPM
  56. Close to MeThe Cure199 analyses92BPM
  57. True BlueMadonna198 analyses118BPM
  58. OuvertureDaft Punk196 analyses123BPM
  59. River Runs, New Grown PlumsNeil Diamond196 analyses172BPM
  60. People Need LoveABBA195 analyses155BPM
  61. You (Ha Ha Ha)Charli XCX193 analyses91BPM
  62. You Found MeThe Fray193 analyses152BPM
  63. On Your OwnBlur192 analyses84BPM
  64. Mr. DayJohn Coltrane192 analyses113BPM
  65. Little 15Depeche Mode191 analyses108BPM
  66. New Year’s DayU2191 analyses133BPM
  67. Listen to Your HeartRoxette190 analyses86BPM
  68. Let’s Stay TogetherTina Turner188 analyses104BPM
  69. London’s BurningThe Clash186 analyses148BPM
  70. Hole in the SkyBlack Sabbath185 analyses117BPM
  71. 9 to 5Dolly Parton184 analyses106BPM
  72. One of These DaysPink Floyd184 analyses137BPM
  73. 11:59Blondie183 analyses92BPM
  74. Hoodoo / Voodoo Medicine ManAerosmith181 analyses101BPM
  75. Snow ((Hey Oh))Red Hot Chili Peppers180 analyses106BPM
  76. Fluorescent AdolescentArctic Monkeys178 analyses112BPM
  77. Out ta Get MeGuns N’ Roses178 analyses141BPM
  78. FlumeBon Iver176 analyses133BPM
  79. I Left My Heart in San FranciscoTony Bennett176 analyses129BPM
  80. Crying in the RainDanzig174 analyses90BPM
  81. On the MendFoo Fighters173 analyses135BPM
  82. Blueberry HillFats Domino172 analyses91BPM
  83. FaithGeorge Michael172 analyses96BPM
  84. EscapeEnrique Iglesias171 analyses126BPM
  85. Sysyphus, Part 4Richard Wright171 analyses140BPM
  86. Macy’s Day ParadeGreen Day170 analyses109BPM
  87. I Remember L.A.Céline Dion169 analyses97BPM
  88. Gone Too SoonMichael Jackson166 analyses145BPM
  89. UptightGreen Day163 analyses164BPM
  90. GirlsThe 1975163 analyses108BPM
  91. Rockin to the BeatThe Black Eyed Peas163 analyses128BPM
  92. Take You HomeDido162 analyses110BPM
  93. Kill YouEminem162 analyses107BPM
  94. I Don’t Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats161 analyses144BPM
  95. All at OnceThe Fray160 analyses134BPM
  96. Last of the American GirlsGreen Day159 analyses122BPM
  97. Know Your EnemyGreen Day158 analyses130BPM
  98. 1984Van Halen158 analyses114BPM
  99. Dancing in the StreetDavid Bowie & Mick Jagger157 analyses131BPM
  100. Hate & WarThe Clash157 analyses151BPM
  101. Lord Only KnowsBeck156 analyses117BPM
  102. Downblink‐182156 analyses185BPM
  103. Funky ShitProdigy156 analyses125BPM
  104. Spiral ArchitectBlack Sabbath154 analyses143BPM
  105. Skinny LoveBon Iver154 analyses153BPM
  106. Wonderful WorldSam Cooke154 analyses129BPM
  107. Still DirrtyChristina Aguilera153 analyses95BPM
  108. YouGalantis153 analyses128BPM
  109. Rock MeABBA152 analyses132BPM
  110. You Can Let GoBackstreet Boys152 analyses146BPM
  111. Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)Céline Dion152 analyses116BPM
  112. You Are Not AloneMichael Jackson152 analyses120BPM
  113. California GirlsThe Beach Boys152 analyses115BPM
  114. I Need You TonightBackstreet Boys151 analyses85BPM
  115. You Oughta Know (Jimmy the Saint blend) / Your House (a cappella)Alanis Morissette148 analyses105BPM
  116. I Remember YouRamones148 analyses144BPM
  117. NutshellAlice in Chains147 analyses137BPM
  118. CleanDepeche Mode146 analyses123BPM
  119. Hey BulldogThe Beatles146 analyses102BPM
  120. VelouriaPixies145 analyses125BPM
  121. How to Draw / PetrichorThe 1975145 analyses148BPM
  122. In One EarCage the Elephant144 analyses165BPM
  123. Surrounded by Heads and BodiesThe 1975144 analyses128BPM
  124. What Do I GetBuzzcocks143 analyses88BPM
  125. For EmmaBon Iver142 analyses111BPM
  126. When We DanceSting142 analyses167BPM
  127. CondemnationDepeche Mode141 analyses116BPM
  128. Flora’s SecretEnya141 analyses142BPM
  129. I Don’t Want to Live Without YouForeigner141 analyses100BPM
  130. I’m a BelieverSmash Mouth141 analyses164BPM
  131. ExitludeThe Killers141 analyses137BPM
  132. Love ManOtis Redding140 analyses151BPM
  133. Gettin’ Jiggy Wit ItWill Smith140 analyses108BPM
  134. Clearest BlueCHVRCHES139 analyses123BPM
  135. Going Away to Collegeblink‐182138 analyses104BPM
  136. RejectGreen Day138 analyses97BPM
  137. A Taste of HoneyThe Beatles138 analyses101BPM
  138. Amerykahn PromiseErykah Badu137 analyses109BPM
  139. All I DoStevie Wonder137 analyses117BPM
  140. The North MountainTim Davies137 analyses126BPM
  141. Ave MariaBeyoncé136 analyses70BPM
  142. I Don’t Want to KnowFleetwood Mac136 analyses140BPM
  143. Money Power GloryLana Del Rey136 analyses110BPM
  144. Sarah Yellin’3 Doors Down135 analyses124BPM
  145. Don’t CryGuns N’ Roses135 analyses124BPM
  146. On TopThe Killers134 analyses127BPM
  147. Kings HorsesJet133 analyses139BPM
  148. Come Fly With MeMichael Bublé133 analyses134BPM
  149. VegetableRadiohead133 analyses107BPM
  150. Faaip de OiadTool133 analyses101BPM
  151. A Thousand MilesVanessa Carlton133 analyses95BPM
  152. Josieblink‐182132 analyses100BPM
  153. CalgaryBon Iver132 analyses120BPM
  154. Gods and MonstersLana Del Rey131 analyses95BPM
  155. Guns and RosesLana Del Rey131 analyses109BPM
  156. I Miss YouBeyoncé130 analyses84BPM
  157. Stupid GirlGarbage130 analyses120BPM
  158. Dead on TimeQueen130 analyses143BPM
  159. Whatcha See Is Whatcha GetThe Dramatics130 analyses153BPM
  160. EyeThe Smashing Pumpkins130 analyses156BPM
  161. Pretty HurtsBeyoncé129 analyses130BPM
  162. Little GreenJoni Mitchell129 analyses111BPM
  163. SchoolCalvin Harris128 analyses112BPM
  164. DesnudoEnrique Iglesias128 analyses139BPM
  165. For Your Eyes OnlySheena Easton128 analyses164BPM
  166. Hard to HandleThe Black Crowes128 analyses104BPM
  167. I’m Movin’ OnJohnny Cash127 analyses88BPM
  168. Let the Lower Lights Be BurningJohnny Cash127 analyses124BPM
  169. NORTHFACE$Not127 analyses89BPM

All 169 recordings here more than half of whose analyses put them in B major, most analysed first. The list is complete on purpose: the tempo pages above cut the same recordings finer, and nothing on this site should be reachable only through a search. Measured up to 23.06.2022 — AcousticBrainz stopped collecting in 2022, so nothing released after that date is here.