TempoPeek

110–119 BPM · Moderato

Songs at 118 BPM

4080120160200

One beat

508.5 ms60,000 ÷ 118
Recordings
132at this whole tempo
Half time
59BPM
Double time
236BPM
Most used key
A minor20 recordings

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.

132 recordings on this site sit at 118 beats per minute once each one's analyses are reduced to their median. A score would call that Moderato, by the ranges printed on the data page.

One beat lasts 508.5 milliseconds. That makes an eighth note 254.2 ms, a dotted eighth 381.4 ms and a sixteenth 127.1 ms — the delay times that will sit in time with anything at this tempo.

Half time is 59 BPM and double time is 236; a tempo detector that disagrees with this page by a factor of two is usually counting one of those instead.

20 of them are in A minor, more than any other key at this tempo.

Delay times at 118 BPM

Note valueBeatsMillisecondsHertz
Whole note42033.90.49
Half note21016.90.98
Dotted quarter1.5762.71.31
Quarter note (one beat)1508.51.97
Quarter triplet0.6673392.95
Dotted eighth0.75381.42.62
Eighth note0.5254.23.93
Eighth triplet0.333169.55.9
Dotted sixteenth0.375190.75.24
Sixteenth note0.25127.17.87
Sixteenth triplet0.16784.711.8
Thirty-second note0.12563.615.73

118 BPM, key by key

Each key links to its list at this tempo band (110–119 BPM) where there is one, and to the whole key otherwise.

The recordings

  1. Without YouMötley CrüeB♭ major118BPM
  2. TragedyBee GeesD major118BPM
  3. Super TrouperABBAC major118BPM
  4. Born on the BayouCreedence Clearwater RevivalE♭ major118BPM
  5. Wasted TimeEaglesC major118BPM
  6. I’m Not Calling You a LiarFlorence + the MachineC major118BPM
  7. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)Frank Sinatra & Count BasieF major118BPM
  8. Since I’ve Been Loving YouLed ZeppelinC minor118BPM
  9. The House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsA minor118BPM
  10. QuicksandDavid BowieD major118BPM
  11. Call MeAretha FranklinG major118BPM
  12. Face to FaceDaft PunkC♯ minor118BPM
  13. My HometownBruce SpringsteenA major118BPM
  14. Dancing DaysLed ZeppelinC major118BPM
  15. The Prettiest StarDavid BowieF major118BPM
  16. God Only KnowsThe Beach BoysA major118BPM
  17. 1984David BowieD minor118BPM
  18. Is There Anybody Out There?Pink FloydA minor118BPM
  19. Smooth CriminalMichael JacksonA minor118BPM
  20. Perfect StrangersJonas Blue featuring JP.CooperD♭ major118BPM
  21. I Heard It Through the GrapevineMarvin GayeE♭ minor118BPM
  22. ThrillerMichael JacksonC♯ minor118BPM
  23. Can’t Stop Lovin’ YouVan HalenA major118BPM
  24. A WhisperColdplayG major118BPM
  25. For All the CowsFoo FightersE minor118BPM
  26. My Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneA major118BPM
  27. The Final CountdownEuropeF♯ minor118BPM
  28. Evil WaysSantanaC major118BPM
  29. Year of the CatAl StewartG major118BPM
  30. Gimme ShelterThe Rolling StonesF♯ minor118BPM
  31. I Know What I KnowPaul SimonC major118BPM
  32. If I Ain’t Got YouAlicia KeysG major118BPM
  33. I Put a Spell on YouNina SimoneF♯ minor118BPM
  34. Blue JeansLana Del ReyB♭ major118BPM
  35. DisarmedThriceF major118BPM
  36. Movin’ OnBad CompanyC major118BPM
  37. Too GoodDrake feat. RihannaF major118BPM
  38. Der KommissarFalcoD minor118BPM
  39. JadedAerosmithA major118BPM
  40. Glory DaysBruce SpringsteenA major118BPM
  41. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real ThingAretha FranklinF major118BPM
  42. ApologizeOneRepublicE♭ major118BPM
  43. CarusoAndrea BocelliG major118BPM
  44. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (7" remix)The 5th DimensionC major118BPM
  45. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My MonkeyThe BeatlesD minor118BPM
  46. Your Mother Should KnowThe BeatlesC major118BPM
  47. Second Hand NewsFleetwood MacA major118BPM
  48. Keep the FaithBon JoviC major118BPM
  49. Tout l’or des hommesCéline DionC major118BPM
  50. That SmellLynyrd SkynyrdA minor118BPM
  51. True BlueMadonnaB major118BPM
  52. RespectOtis ReddingG major118BPM
  53. Sweet LadyQueenA minor118BPM
  54. MichelleThe BeatlesF minor118BPM
  55. Rainbow in the DarkDioC major118BPM
  56. Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvanaF minor118BPM
  57. Monty Got a Raw DealR.E.M.G minor118BPM
  58. Pullin’Aretha FranklinF major118BPM
  59. Say Say SayMichael Jackson & Paul McCartneyE♭ major118BPM
  60. GracelandPaul SimonE major118BPM
  61. No ExcusesAlice in ChainsE♭ major118BPM
  62. All These Things That I’ve DoneThe KillersF♯ major118BPM
  63. MesopotamiaThe B‐52sD minor118BPM
  64. Get Up Offa That ThingJames BrownE major118BPM
  65. ThirteenBig StarB♭ major118BPM
  66. Beat Goes OnMadonna feat. Kanye WestF♯ minor118BPM
  67. I Still DoThe CranberriesA minor118BPM
  68. RockerAC/DCA♭ major118BPM
  69. SittingCat StevensA minor118BPM
  70. Fall on MeR.E.M.C major118BPM
  71. CastorDaft PunkB♭ major118BPM
  72. Free to DecideThe CranberriesA minor118BPM
  73. I Should Have KnownFoo FightersC major118BPM
  74. Wayfaring StrangerJohnny CashA minor118BPM
  75. Rise UpAndra DayD♭ major118BPM
  76. What Have I Done to Deserve This?Pet Shop BoysF major118BPM
  77. 49 Bye‐ByesCrosby, Stills & NashE major118BPM
  78. Fire and IcePat BenatarA♭ major118BPM
  79. Why Can’t It Wait ’Til MorningPhil CollinsA♭ major118BPM
  80. EmptyThe CranberriesA minor118BPM
  81. Never GoneBackstreet BoysF major118BPM
  82. By the ThroatCHVRCHESD♭ major118BPM
  83. Jugband BluesPink FloydA major118BPM
  84. No One Like YouScorpionsA minor118BPM
  85. Sweet Painted LadyElton JohnG major118BPM
  86. Heart OutThe 1975A major118BPM
  87. The SuburbsArcade FireF♯ minor118BPM
  88. Every Teardrop Is a WaterfallColdplayA major118BPM
  89. Loving the AlienDavid BowieC major118BPM
  90. HeartlightNeil DiamondE♭ major118BPM
  91. I Do Not Want ThisNine Inch NailsA minor118BPM
  92. MagicThe CarsA major118BPM
  93. I Don’t Like It, I Love ItFlo Rida feat. Robin Thicke & Verdine WhiteB♭ major118BPM
  94. Bonfire HeartJames BluntC major118BPM
  95. Why GoPearl JamA minor118BPM
  96. I Wish You WouldTaylor SwiftF major118BPM
  97. Know Your EnemyRage Against the MachineA major118BPM
  98. Drowning ManU2G♯ minor118BPM
  99. ShelaAerosmithG major118BPM
  100. Neat Neat NeatThe DamnedA minor118BPM

Every recording whose median tempo rounds to 118 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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