160–169 BPM · Vivace

Songs at 166 BPM

4080120160200

One beat

361.4 ms60,000 ÷ 166
Recordings
52at this whole tempo
Half time
83BPM
Double time
332BPM
Most used key
—two or more keys tie

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.

52 recordings on this site sit at 166 beats per minute once each one's analyses are reduced to their median. A score would call that Vivace, by the ranges printed on the data page.

One beat lasts 361.4 milliseconds. That makes an eighth note 180.7 ms, a dotted eighth 271.1 ms and a sixteenth 90.4 ms — the delay times that will sit in time with anything at this tempo.

Half time is 83 BPM and double time is 332; a tempo detector that disagrees with this page by a factor of two is usually counting one of those instead.

No single key leads at this tempo — two or more are level, so none is named the most used.

Delay times at 166 BPM

Note valueBeatsMillisecondsHertz
Whole note41445.80.69
Half note2722.91.38
Dotted quarter1.5542.21.84
Quarter note (one beat)1361.42.77
Quarter triplet0.6672414.15
Dotted eighth0.75271.13.69
Eighth note0.5180.75.53
Eighth triplet0.333120.58.3
Dotted sixteenth0.375135.57.38
Sixteenth note0.2590.411.07
Sixteenth triplet0.16760.216.6
Thirty-second note0.12545.222.13

166 BPM, key by key

Each key links to its list at this tempo band (160–169 BPM) where there is one, and to the whole key otherwise.

The recordings

  1. Too Much HeavenBee GeesD♭ major166BPM
  2. ChiquititaABBAA major166BPM
  3. Rebel YellBilly IdolE minor166BPM
  4. Here With MeDidoD major166BPM
  5. Polythene PamThe BeatlesA minor166BPM
  6. Join TogetherThe WhoF major166BPM
  7. Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen DayA♭ major166BPM
  8. Let’s Get It OnMarvin GayeE♭ major166BPM
  9. Learning to FlyPink FloydC major166BPM
  10. Slow DownThe BeatlesC major166BPM
  11. Bicycle RaceQueenE♭ major166BPM
  12. Carry That WeightThe BeatlesC major166BPM
  13. God Knows I’m GoodDavid BowieC major166BPM
  14. You’ve Got a FriendCarole KingA♭ major166BPM
  15. AirbagRadioheadA major166BPM
  16. White LimoFoo FightersE minor166BPM
  17. Last ChildAerosmithA♭ major166BPM
  18. Barrel of a GunDepeche ModeE minor166BPM
  19. Private IdahoThe B‐52sA minor166BPM
  20. Magical Mystery TourThe BeatlesA major166BPM
  21. Pass the MicBeastie BoysC minor166BPM
  22. Devil in My CarThe B‐52sF major166BPM
  23. 5 YearsBjörkF major166BPM
  24. Check on ItBeyoncé featuring Bun B & Slim ThugG major166BPM
  25. ProtectionMassive AttackE major166BPM
  26. Seaside RendezvousQueenC major166BPM
  27. The Longest TimeBilly JoelE♭ major166BPM
  28. Rock and Roll MusicThe BeatlesA major166BPM
  29. SalvationThe CranberriesB♭ major166BPM
  30. The ReasonHoobastankA major166BPM
  31. The MovieAerosmithA minor166BPM
  32. Lonely BoyThe Black KeysA minor166BPM
  33. BitchZoe WinklerB♭ minor166BPM
  34. Mein Herz brenntRammsteinC major166BPM
  35. Big BirdThe B‐52sC♯ minor166BPM
  36. Les Cloches du HameauCéline DionD♭ major166BPM
  37. Ed‐ucationDr. Dre featuring Eddie GriffinB♭ major166BPM
  38. End of the LineTraveling WilburysD major166BPM
  39. River Deep, Mountain HighCéline DionB♭ major166BPM
  40. Panic SongGreen DayB♭ major166BPM
  41. Show Some EmotionCéline DionB♭ major166BPM
  42. A Ballad for the Fallen SoldierJay‐ZF major166BPM
  43. Heartbreak Girl5 Seconds of SummerB♭ major166BPM
  44. Andy, You’re a StarThe KillersC♯ minor166BPM
  45. CountdownBeyoncéB♭ major166BPM
  46. Amor gitanoBeyoncé and Alejandro FernándezE minor166BPM
  47. Life for RentDidoE♭ major166BPM
  48. RococoArcade FireC major166BPM
  49. Sweet JaneCowboy JunkiesG minor166BPM
  50. LandslideSmashing PumpkinsE♭ major166BPM
  51. MoonBjörkE minor166BPM
  52. I Did It My WayJay‐ZE minor166BPM

Every recording whose median tempo rounds to 166 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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