House: BPM, keys and energy

House was born in Chicago in the early 1980s. It's the foundation of most club music: a kick on every beat, soul or disco vocals, a moderate tempo. Its fairly wide tempo range makes it a natural bridge between slower afro house and faster tech house.

Median tempo

128 BPM

Typical range

124.1 to 132 BPM

Tracks analyzed

810

Vocal tracks

88%

Most common key

8A

Most common energy

moderate

Tempo distribution

Most common keys

93% of tracks are in minor (A keys), compared with 87% across the whole catalog.

• 8A A minor13%
• 6A G minor13%
• 1A A♭ minor (G♯ minor)9%
• 4A F minor8.1%
• 3A B♭ minor7.9%
• 9A E minor7.7%
• 10A B minor6.5%
• 11A F♯ minor6.4%

Track energy

• very laid-back2.1%
• laid-back20%
• moderate55%
• energetic20%
• intense3.2%

Tracks to listen to

1. 1997 (Extended Mix)Beave132 BPM3A
2. Free Your Mind (Extended Mix)Cloonee, Prospa128 BPM10A
3. How Ya Feelin (Extended Mix)L.P. Rhythm132.2 BPM1A
4. Rather Be (Tim T'favour' Edit) (Clean)Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne, Fisher130 BPM1A
5. Music Sounds Better With You (Intro)Stardust124 BPM6A
6. Sun Is Shining (Lovelee Dae) (Extended Mix)Tommy Phillips130 BPM6A
7. 4Get The Girl (Mellizos Extended Remix)Route 94130 BPM11A
8. Gets Like That (Extended)Max Dean, Luke Dean130 BPM2A
9. My Place (Extended)Josh Baker, Poppy Baskcomb128 BPM9A
10. Lipstick Vs The Parade (Eke Mashup)Alaia & Gallo X Joel Corry, Da Hool128 BPM8A
11. Hey Everybody (Extended)Kolter132 BPM8A
12. People 2 Dance (Gb) (Extended Mix)Fletch128 BPM11A

House on Nocti Pool (810 tracks)

Genres with a similar tempo

• EDM 128 BPM
• Tech House 128.9 BPM
• Melodic House & Techno 127 BPM
• Deep House 126 BPM

Figures calculated from the Nocti Pool catalog as of October 14, 2026.