If you are choosing a melodic track to buy or finishing one to sell, today's Beatport Melodic House & Techno Top 100 points to one tempo pocket: 51 of the 100 tracks sit between 122 and 125 BPM, and 124 BPM alone accounts for 21 of them. Arodes holds No. 1 with 'Kaleido' (Extended Mix) on Unreleased Records, a 124 BPM cut in Ab minor released on October 23.
What the numbers say
- Tempo: 122-125 BPM covers 51 tracks. There is a second cluster at 128 BPM (18 tracks), and only 7 tracks run at 130-132 BPM, among them R3HAB and Korolova's 'Hi Hello' at No. 3.
- Key: 53 tracks are in minor keys and 47 in major. The top 10 splits exactly five and five, so a major-key melody is no handicap here.
- Labels: Magnifik Music holds 7 places, more than any other label, ahead of Diynamic and Innervisions with 4 each. Argy is credited on 5 tracks, the most of any artist.
- Freshness: 43 of the 100 tracks came out in October, yet the chart still carries summer records such as Cassian and AR/CO's 'Come To Life' (July 10) at No. 6.
What it means for buyers and producers
For a buyer, a track at 122-125 BPM drops straight into the range most of this chart is mixed in, which gives it the widest DJ use. Pick 128 BPM for the peak-time end, where Space Motion's 'Banga Banga' on Diynamic sits at No. 5. Labels with several entries, such as Magnifik, are worth a demo once you own a fitting record. For a producer, the brief is clear. Write at 124 BPM, deliver an extended mix (34 of the 100 entries are labelled Extended Mix) and do not avoid major keys. You can start with our exclusive Melodic Techno tracks for sale, each sold once to a single buyer.