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Past articles by Chris:

These 2 Running Playlists Will Power You Through a Long Run or Interval Workout

These are two of the best running playlists to kick your cardio up a notch. One is designed for sprints and fast intervals, while the other best running playlist is full of workout songs for your next long training run. → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For January 2018

With a new year upon us, there’s an opportunity to take stock of what’s going on in workout music right now. To that end, we’ll be taking a first glance ... → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For December 2017

Even if you don’t know Venn diagrams by name, you probably know what one looks like. (They included two circles, side-by-side, overlapping slightl... → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For November 2017

The most popular workout songs this month are unusual in their tempos. Namely, most of them are slower than the average workout track—with nearly half cl... → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For October 2017

This month’s crop of new tunes provides more diversity than usual. Absent any high profile pop albums, artists from a range of genres often overlo... → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For September 2017

The tracks are varied, but the energy is constant. → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For August 2017

This month’s top workout songs benefit mightily from the element of surprise. Genres and artists that don’t generally make appearances in these playlists... → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For March 2017

Once again dance tracks dominate the workout scene this month. To that end, you'll find remixes galore with hits from Ariana Grande, Noah Cyrus, and Hail... → Read More

Chris Lawhorn

Chris is a DJ and runs the web's most popular workout music blog. His site -- Run Hundred -- features a free database where you can browse by genre, tempo, and era to find the best songs to rock your workout. → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs For October 2016

This month's top workout songs include a perfect blend of comebacks and collaborations. In the mix below, rockers Kings of Leon return to the charts with a new single and Lady Gaga returns to her pop roots -- following her jazz duets album with Tony Bennett. Elsewhere on the comeback front, you'll find Sting leading an uptempo tune that hearkens back to the sound of his work with The Police. → Read More

Workout Playlist: The Best of the Boy Bands

*NYSNC, LFO, NKOTB. All your favorite acronyms are back for good in this mix! → Read More

10 Angry Breakup Songs That Will Help You Move on and Move Fast

Trade in your tears for sweat with a motivating workout playlist featurung kiss-off hits from Beyoncé, Fall Out Boy & more → Read More

The Ultimate Beyoncé Workout Playlist

The woman also known as Sasha Fierce lives up to her name in this career-spanning playlist. → Read More

Treadmill Music: 10 Songs with the Perfect Tempo

10 songs to make indoor running not just tolorable, but enjoyable. → Read More

This Workout/Party Playlist Is Your Perfect Holiday Soundtrack

These 10 modern takes on holiday songs are perfect for pumping you up for your next workout or getting the party started this season. Featuring Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, Weezer, and more—get ready to turn up the volume! → Read More

10 Workout Songs You Won't Hear on Top 40 Radio

For lots of people, "workout music" is synonymous with "pop music." The logic is straightforward: if something will get you moving in a club, surely it'll get you moving in a gym. Nevertheless, there → Read More

The Top 10 Workout Songs for December 2015

What summer is to the blockbuster movie, winter is to the blockbuster album. With record labels competing for your holiday loot, the marketplace is flooded with new releases from the biggest acts on → Read More

10 Blazing Fast Tracks to Help You Burn Off That Winter Chill

If you've ever exercised outdoors in winter, you've likely experienced your body's extraordinary ability to heat itself. You'll often start a workout under a variety of layers, only to find yourself → Read More

10 Workout Songs from the Stars of the 2015 American Music Awards

While most music award shows aim to highlight the best (or most popular) achievements in song, the American Music Awards offer an unusually generous performance to award ratio. This year's AMA → Read More

10 Janet Jackson Songs That'll Help You Tame Your Toughest Workouts

It's no small feat to become a household name, but the superstars who manage this on first-name-only basis are on another level entirely. Think Madonna. Think Whitney. Think Taylor. In this playlist, → Read More