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10 songs that feel like Beats 1 Radio

Matched to Beats 1 Radio by Diplo on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Beats 1 Radio
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moderate 53/100 intensity 125 BPM
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True Faith — New Order moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Hey Brother — Avicii moderate 126 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Starlight — Muse moderate 123 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).

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She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) — David Guetta feat. Sia moderate 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Spaceman — The Killers moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Illenium & Zedd - First Time — Zedd moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Never Stop — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Sloop John B — The Beach Boys moderate 121 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac moderate 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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A View to a Kill — Duran Duran moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Beats 1 Radio is more than you want right now.

Someday We'll Be Together by The Supremes
Someday We'll Be Together — The Supremes safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 33/100, down from 53.

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Let's Stay Together — Al Green safe 123 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sailing by Christopher Cross
Sailing — Christopher Cross safe 63 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 14/100.

Turning by Alex de Grassi
Turning — Alex de Grassi safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 8/100, versus the original's 53.

Behind the Gardens by Andreas Vollenweider
Behind the Gardens — Andreas Vollenweider safe 55 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 53.

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak
Wicked Game — Chris Isaak safe 60 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Halo by Beyoncé
Halo — Beyoncé safe 84 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 40/100.

Fever by Elvis Presley
Fever — Elvis Presley safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Beats 1 Radio” by Diplo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “True Faith” by New Order, “Hey Brother” by Avicii, “Starlight” by Muse — the top match scores 99% 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 “Beats 1 Radio” but calmer?

“Someday We'll Be Together” by The Supremes, “Let's Stay Together” by Al Green, “Sailing” by Christopher Cross keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Beats 1 Radio”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 125 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 82% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo47
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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