TOP TEN WORKOUT SONGS IN JANUARY

At the end of last year I revealed that I would start up the popular post of WORKOUT SONGS again, here is 2015 first edition of it, right in time since Workout and Training is HIGH on many peoples schedule after Christmas and all food you eat, I know by experience. 

The Top 10 Workout Songs for January 2015 

The highlight of this month's workout music round-up is the balance it strikes between perennial favorites and relative newcomers. By veering between the two, the mix manages to send both familiar and fresh at the same time. Starting with the hits, you've got a pair of collaborations uniting Jessie J with 2 Chainz and Wyclef Jean with Avicii. 

Continuing with the upstarts, you'll find a song from Penguin Prison that could pass for vintage Hall & Oates along with a club track from Alesso & Tove Lo featuring lyrics by David Bowie. The whole affair kicks off with AC/DC's first new song in six years. 

The song's beats-per-minute count (BPM) is slow enough to ease you into things physically, while its thundering riff gets you fired up mentally. If you need a power track mid-routine, press play on the fastest (and most popular) song of the month: Sheppard's ode to taking plunges. 

For most folks, the new year is a time for taking stock and making changes mixing things that worked in the past with new approaches for the future. 

This month's top 10 list does a little of the same blending veteran hitmakers with promising, newer acts. To that end, it might just be the perfect playlist for the new year and your next workout. 

Here's the full list, according to votes placed at RUNHUNDRED the web's most popular workout music blog. 

AC/DC - Play Ball - 119 BPM 
Deadmau5 - Some Chords (Dillon Francis Remix) - 129 BPM 
Penguin Prison - Calling Out - 124 BPM 
Charli XCX - Break the Rules - 125 BPM 
Wyclef Jean & Avicii - Divine Sorrow - 130 BPM 
Mr. Probz, T.I. & Chris Brown - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) - 120 BPM 
Jessie J & 2 Chainz - Burnin' Up - 124 BPM 
Alesso & Tove Lo - Heroes (We Could Be) - 126 BPM 
Sheppard - Geronimo - 142 BPM 
Ella Henderson - Ghost - 105 BPM 

To find more workout songs, folks can check out the free database at RunHundred.com. Visitors can browse the song selections there by genre, tempo, and era to find the music that best fits with their particular workout routine. 

THE THORPE