Running Playlist: iTunes top 10 BPM analysis: 10-26-2010

Today I’m in running playlist heaven!

As some of you might know, I’m a big fan of Taylor Swift’s music (no, I’m not a 12 year old girl…)

This week in the iTunes top 10 we have not one, not two but FIVE(!!!) songs by Taylor Swift! OMG!

These songs are from her new album Speak Now, and have a slightly more “grown up” theme than her previous work, even though they are still written from a teenager/very young woman’s point of view (which Taylor Swift is…)

Ok, enough gushing! Two songs from her list in the top 10 are running playlist worthy, The Story Of Us andBetter Than Revenge.

I’ve bolded the songs that would be a good addition to a running playlist.

Get the list at running playlist 

 

Shake your groove thing: 70′s running playlist of the week: 10-22-2010

What do bell bottoms, mood rings, disco and Saturday Night Fever have in common? That’s right, they are all cultural icons of the 70′s.

When I think about the 70′s I always remember the immortal phrase spoken by one of the great thinkers of the time: “Shake your groove thing, shake your groove thing, yeah, yeah”. Ahh, that brings back memories…

The 70s music definitely had its charm, and while Disco did die with that decade, it will always live on in our hearts and iPods and now, it can also be part of our running playlist.

Per request of one of my readers, AnaIsabel, I put together a list of some great songs from the 70′s that would be great for a running playlist.

The list below is 1:15 hours, and has an average BPM of 131, so it will allow you to run at a good tempo.

get the list at running playlist

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5K running playlist of the week: 10-21-2010 - split run

This week’s 5K list is a split running playlist. What this means is that for the first half of the run, you’ll be running relatively slowly with slower music at an average bpm of 112 BPM. Once the first half is done, the BPM picks up and your run gets much faster. The music goes from 112 average BPM to 157 average BPM, with a high at 172 BPM.

This list is also very fast. It’s only 35 minutes long and if you want your run to last for the duration of the list, you’ll have to run at a pace of 11:19 min/mile, which is not too slow at all.

You can also break this list apart and use the slow songs for a warm up if you’d like at the beginning of your own running playlist.

Get the list at running playlist

Running Playlist: Amazon top 10 BPM analysis: 10-20-2010

Our friends at Amazon are still very stable and consistent in their music preferences.
If you built a running playlist out of these songs last week, or the week before that, you can still keep it as is, since the top 10 list on amazon only added one new song (Bottoms Up) which is a slow song at 73 BPM so not really good for running to.

I’ve bolded the songs that would make good additions to a running playlist.

Get the rest of the list at running playlist

 

Running Playlist: iTunes top 10 BPM analysis: 10-19-2010

This week, we have three new songs in the iTunes top 10 list but only one of them (Raise Your Glass (Explicit Version)) is good for a running playlist.

We also still have Like A G6 number 1, that’s 3 weeks in a row!

Taylor Swift switched out Speak Now with Back to December, which is a nice song, but very slow in terms of BPM, so not really good for a running playlist.

For some reason, we also have two drinking songs in this week’s list, Bottoms Up and Raise Your Glass (Explicit Version), so I guess it’s time for a post run cocktail…

I’ve bolded the songs that would be a good addition to a running playlist.

Get the rest of the list at running playlist

Running Hits Vol.3

a new mix from the Running & Jogging Crew at itunes was just released. It was specifically designed for runners with songs ranging from 132-155 BPM. 

click here to give it a try.

 

also visit running playlist for more running music

a new year's running playlist

The new stuff: Intriguing suggestions that haven’t yet been approved for permanent playlist spots.

White Diamonds, Skeleton Boy and Photobooth by Friendly Fires

Too Fake and Song Away by Hockey

Graffiti Eyes by stellastarr*

Troublemaker by Weezer

source: http://amyreinink.com/2010/01/13/new-year-new-running-playlist/

interesting new songs to check out for a running playlist