Dancehall BPM: 95–110
Dancehall sits at 95–110 BPM in a DJ set, and most tracks land right around 102 BPM. Below: the tempo lane on the interactive chart, every genre within mixing reach, and how far you can stretch it.
- Range
- 95–110
- Sweet spot
- 102
- Family
- Hip-Hop / Urban
The chart opens at Dancehall's sweet spot — every highlighted genre shares that tempo. Drag the marker to explore the rest of the lanes.
4 genres sit here
At 102 BPM you can reach for Dancehall, Afrobeats, Funk / Soul and Pop — all sitting in the same tempo lane, so they beat-match cleanly.
SetFlow reads the BPM of every track in your library and builds a running order that climbs through these tempo lanes in key — no manual sorting.
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These genres share part of Dancehall's 95–110 BPM lane, so they beat-match without touching the pitch fader:
- Nu-Disco & Disco (110–125 BPM, typically 120)
- Hip-Hop (80–100 BPM, typically 90)
- Reggaeton (90–100 BPM, typically 95)
- Afrobeats (100–115 BPM, typically 108)
- Funk & Soul (100–120 BPM, typically 110)
- Pop (100–130 BPM, typically 118)
Within pitch-stretch reach (~8%)
These lanes don't overlap Dancehall's, but the gap closes with a pitch move of up to ~8% — hard, but workable with key-locked pitch: Deep House, Downtempo & Lo-Fi.
Matching tempo is only half the mix — two tracks at 102 BPM can still clash if their keys fight. Check the interactive Camelot wheel for the key side, and see the full picture in the BPM-by-genre chart. Planning a set at this tempo? The set length calculator tells you how many tracks you'll need.
Frequently Asked Questions
What BPM is Dancehall?
Dancehall sits at 95–110 BPM in a DJ set, with most tracks around 102 BPM. Producers occasionally push outside that window, but 95–110 is the range you'll actually meet at a gig.
What genres mix with Dancehall?
Nu-Disco & Disco, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Afrobeats, Funk & Soul and Pop all share part of Dancehall's 95–110 BPM lane, so they beat-match without touching the pitch. With a pitch adjustment of up to ~8% you can also reach Deep House and Downtempo & Lo-Fi. Tempo is only half the equation — check the keys too.
Can I play Dancehall faster or slower?
Yes, within limits. A pitch move of ~2% is inaudible, ~4% is comfortable, and ~8% is the practical ceiling before tracks start to sound stretched — that gives Dancehall a workable window of roughly 87–119 BPM. Key-locked pitch (master tempo) keeps the musical key stable while you do it.
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