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Tempo Comparison

How the Beatles' tempo evolved – average BPM by album, tempo categories by year, and songwriter tempo fingerprints.

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At a glance

Slowest: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” at 3 BPM. Fastest: “Long Tall Sally” at 180 BPM. Median tempo across 220 measured songs is 108 BPM.

Slowest 5 + fastest 5(11 rows)
SongBPMTempo
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds3Upbeat
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds3Tempo change
The Long and Winding Road63Slow
Because64Slow
Something66Slow
………
Matchbox160Very fast
Slow Down168Very fast
Can't Buy Me Love168Very fast
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby170Very fast
Long Tall Sally180Very fast
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