Best Workout Songs

10 best workout songs to boost your next trip to the gym

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A revved-up version of "Uptown Funk" was the top workout song of 2015.

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Listening to music during your workout can make for bigger gains in the gym. But what do we listen to most?

The folks at workout music website Run Hundred polled more than 128,000 fitness buffs to come up with the best exercise songs of 2015. They include familiar pop stars like Demi Lovato and One Direction, fresh acts like Andy Grammer and Jess Glynne, and remixes of big singles like “Heartbeat Song” and “Uptown Funk.”

Add these 10 songs to your fitness playlist — many are revved up with a higher beats per minute (BPM) — to get your workout going.

No. 1: Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" (Dave Audé Remix) — 124 BPM
No. 2 - Katy Tiz, "Whistle (While You Work It)" — 162 BPM
No. 3 - Kelly Clarkson, "Heartbeat Song" (Nebuer Remix) — 135 BPM
No. 4 - Jess Glynne, "Hold My Hand" — 123 BPM
No. 5 - Walk the Moon, "Work This Body" —135 BPM
No 6 - One Direction, "Drag Me Down" — 139 BPM
No. 7 - Icona Pop, "Emergency" — 126 BPM
No. 8 - Andy Grammer, "Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)" — 120 BPM
No. 9: The Magician and Years and Years, "Sunlight" (Radio Edit) — 122 BPM
No. 10: Demi Lovato, "Confident" — 130 BPM

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