Progressive House's Beatport Top 100 is bunching tighter than usual this week: 43 of the 100 charting tracks sit in the 122-123 BPM pocket, with the whole chart averaging 122.6 BPM and a median of exactly 123.
The numbers
- Average BPM is 122.6, median 123, ranging from 75 to 128 across the 100 tracks.
- The BPM sweet spot is 122-123, home to 43 of the 100 tracks (43%), well ahead of the next-largest bucket, 124-125 BPM, with 35 tracks.
- F Minor and G Major are tied as the most common keys with 10 tracks each, followed by B Minor (9), F Major (7) and Gb Major (6); minor keys make up 44% of the chart.
- Early Morning leads all labels with 8 entries, ahead of Anjunadeep (6), Global Underground (5), Meanwhile (5) and Bedrock Records (4).
- Ezequiel Arias has the most tracks of any artist with 6, followed by Guy J (5), Lloyd Barwood (4), Cristoph (4), and Khen and Quivver (3 each).
- 24 of the 100 tracks were released in the last 7 days, and 64 in the last 30 days.
Movement since week 38
- 31 tracks are new to the Top 100 this week and 31 dropped out — nearly a third of the chart turned over in a single week.
- Biggest climbers: "We Are All (Hernan Cattaneo & Kevin Di Serna)" by Henry Saiz jumped from #91 to #37, "Wayfarer (Extended Mix)" by Nicolas Viana climbed from #61 to #20, and "Golondrina (Extended Mix)" by Luciano Ficarra moved from #59 to #34.
- Within the current Top 10, "La Joda (Original Mix)" made the biggest jump, climbing from #13 to #4, while "Nothing Like It Was (Original Mix)" moved up from #2 to #1.
- Seven of this week's Top 10 tracks have been in the Top 100 in both weeks we have tracked so far.
Top 10 right now
What it means
For an artist shopping for an exclusive, 122-123 BPM in a minor key (F Minor or G Major are both common) is the safest lane on the chart right now — that pocket alone accounts for nearly half the field, and minor keys make up 44% of all 100 tracks. Producers deciding what to build next should note the turnover: 31 new entries and 31 drop-outs this week, with Early Morning and Anjunadeep leading the labels, means freshly finished, radio-ready progressive cuts in that BPM range have a real shot at breaking in. Browse exclusive Progressive House tracks for sale to find a match for this week's chart.