Reggaeton BPM
Reggaeton is usually mixed around 85-100 BPM, with 92 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 92-176 BPM, so the guide separates core examples from adjacent and outlier records.
Viewing Reggaeton within the Moombahton family.
Moombahton BPM Reference
Moombahton: 100-115 BPM, typical 108 BPM.
| Genre | BPM Range | Typical BPM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moombahton | 100-115 | 108 | Reggaeton-house hybrid invented by Dave Nada in 2009. Pitched-down house at 108 BPM with reggaeton dembow rhythm. Diplo, Munchi, Major Lazer. |
| Reggaeton | 85-100 | 92 | Latin urban music built on the dembow rhythm, rooted in Panamanian reggae en español and Puerto Rican club culture. Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Karol G. Now the dominant Latin pop sound. |
| Moombahcore | 110-130 | 115 | Heavier, dubstep-influenced moombahton. Dillon Francis, Diplo, Knife Party. Bigger drops, harder sound design. |
| Dembow | 110-130 | 120 | Faster, rawer Dominican cousin of reggaeton. El Alfa, Rochy RD, Yailin la Más Viral, Tokischa. Heavy percussion, 'pámpara' calls, party-driven club tempos. |
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Moombahton
Reggaeton-house hybrid invented by Dave Nada in 2009. Pitched-down house at 108 BPM with reggaeton dembow rhythm. Diplo, Munchi, Major Lazer.
Sub-genre BPM landscape
Moombahton sub-genres
Reggaeton
85–100Latin urban music built on the dembow rhythm, rooted in Panamanian reggae en español and Puerto Rican club culture. Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Karol G. Now the dominant Latin pop sound.
Dembow
110–130Faster, rawer Dominican cousin of reggaeton. El Alfa, Rochy RD, Yailin la Más Viral, Tokischa. Heavy percussion, 'pámpara' calls, party-driven club tempos.
Moombahcore
110–130Heavier, dubstep-influenced moombahton. Dillon Francis, Diplo, Knife Party. Bigger drops, harder sound design.
- Core DJ range
- 85–100 BPM
- Practical target
- 92 BPM
- Track spread
- 92-176 BPM
- Track evidence
- 10 shown
Use the BPM that makes loops, cue points, and phrase markers behave cleanly in your DJ software.
What BPM Is Reggaeton?
Reggaeton sits at 85–100 BPM as a core DJ range, with 92 BPM as a practical target for crate filtering and set planning. As a sub-genre of Moombahton, it sits within the broader 100–115 BPM family.
How to Read Reggaeton BPM in DJ Software
Reggaeton is usually mixed around 85-100 BPM, with 92 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 92-176 BPM, so use the grid that makes loops and phrase markers line up cleanly.
Track Evidence
This table separates the core DJ range from the tracks shown here, so the page can be useful without hiding bridge records or outliers.
- Tracks shown
- 10
- Track spread
- 92-176 BPM
- Below core range
- 0 tracks
- Inside core range
- 6 tracks
- Above core range
- 4 tracks
- Mean of shown tracks
- 108 BPM
- Median of shown tracks
- 96 BPM
- Evidence level
- 10 tracks, 6 core examples
Reggaeton Reference Tracks
Resolved Reggaeton tracks with BPM and Camelot key, separated by DJ fit:
Core Reggaeton examples
These examples sit inside the 85-100 BPM core DJ range.
Adjacent and outlier examples
These tracks still help explain the Reggaeton neighborhood, but they should not be treated as core examples without checking the grid.
Tusa
KAROL G, Nicki Minaj
Tití Me Preguntó
Bad Bunny
Todo De Ti
Rauw Alejandro
Rompe
Daddy Yankee
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Above the 85-100 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
Above the 85-100 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
Above the 85-100 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
Above the 85-100 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
DJ Overview for Reggaeton
Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.
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Primary reference for this page.
Broader family range for planning transitions.
23 BPM faster typical tempo; useful for lifting energy.
28 BPM faster typical tempo; useful for lifting energy.
Mix Into Reggaeton
Tempo overlap is only one part of the decision. These suggestions separate BPM fit from style fit so same-tempo but unrelated genres do not look like natural transitions.
Top Artists in Reggaeton
Most-represented artists in the Reggaeton tracks shown here:
Common Keys for Reggaeton
Most-used Camelot keys among the Reggaeton tracks shown here:
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Mixing Tips
Tempo Window
Stay in the 85–100 BPM band for clean mixes; verify unknown tracks with the BPM tapper.
Harmonic Fit
Use the Camelot wheel to find compatible keys before transitioning, especially when Reggaeton tracks have prominent melodic content.
Tempo Bridges
When bridging into a different tempo, use the key transposer to plan how pitch change affects key, or transition during a breakdown where the beat drops.
Next Reference
Browse the EDM genre BPM chart or the music genre tree to see how Reggaeton relates to neighboring styles.
Typical Tempo
See tracks at the typical 92 BPM on the 92 BPM tracks page.
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Data used: 10 reference tracks
Evidence: 10 reference Reggaeton tracks from a 391-track dataset; 6 sit inside the core DJ range and 4 are labeled as adjacent or outlier examples.
Source: Audio features sourced from ReccoBeats (https://reccobeats.com); track metadata via Spotify Search API. Spotify deprecated audio-features for new apps in Nov 2024. Manual label reference tracks use Beatport BPM/key metadata where available.
How this page is made: This page is generated from the Vibes genre taxonomy, curated reference tracks, computed evidence statistics, and reference track metadata where available. AI-assisted research helped draft the taxonomy notes; the visible page is rendered from structured data and reusable page logic.
Genre BPM ranges are practical DJ references, not statistical claims about every track. Different edits, live versions, and analysis engines may report slightly different tempos.
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