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10 songs that feel like Amazing Grace

Matched to Amazing Grace by Aretha Franklin on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Amazing Grace
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Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin
intense 67/100 intensity 65 BPM
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In the Light — Led Zeppelin moderate 72 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Love, Reign O'er Me — The Who intense 73 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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The Great Gig in the Sky — Pink Floyd intense 65 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).

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In the Court of the Crimson King — King Crimson intense 80 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Festival — Sigur Rós intense 80 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

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10,000 Days (Wings Part 2) — Tool intense 65 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Reflection — Tool intense 70 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Move On Up a Little Higher — Mahalia Jackson intense 92 BPM

Measures 86% the same. It runs a little hotter at 78/100. Same layered texture.

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Anna Stesia — Prince intense 112 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100).

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Losss — Björk intense 110 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Amazing Grace is more than you want right now.

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Songs in the Key of Life — Stevie Wonder moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 61/100, down from 67.

I Believe by Mahalia Jackson
I Believe — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Just a Little While to Stay Here by Mahalia Jackson
Just a Little While to Stay Here — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 56/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Trouble of the World — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 42/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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How I Got Over — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 46/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

In the Light by Led Zeppelin
In the Light — Led Zeppelin moderate 72 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 63/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) — Auli'i Cravalho safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 37/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 29/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Amazing Grace” by Aretha Franklin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “In the Light” by Led Zeppelin, “Love, Reign O'er Me” by The Who, “The Great Gig in the Sky” by Pink Floyd — the top match scores 94% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Amazing Grace” but calmer?

“Songs in the Key of Life” by Stevie Wonder, “I Believe” by Mahalia Jackson, “Just a Little While to Stay Here” by Mahalia Jackson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Amazing Grace”?

It measures 67/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 65 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 97% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1972 in context

The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity67
Dynamics89
Tempo14
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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