Artist profile
Akon is a Senegalese-American R&B and hip-hop artist known for his work in dance and pop music. He gained prominence in the mid-2000s with hit singles and collaborations that blended electronic production with vocal hooks, establishing himself as a major figure in club and mainstream music.
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Track | BPM · Key | Actions |
|---|---|---|
 Right Now (Na Na Na) Akon | 1381BB Major | |
We Don't Care - Album Version Akon | 1203AB♭ Minor | |
 Dangerous - Clean Version Akon, Kardinal Offishall | 1176AG Minor | |
Beautiful Akon, Kardinal Offishall, Colby O'Donis | 1305BE♭ Major | |
 Lonely Akon | 908BC Major | |
 Bananza (Belly Dancer) Akon | 1053AB♭ Minor | |
 Soul Survivor Akon, Young Jeezy | 848AA Minor | |
 Bartender Akon, T-Pain | 1055AC Minor | |
 Hay Amores De Más Akon, Anthony Santos | 1327BF Major | |
 QUE CALOR Akon, Ochok | 946BB♭ Major | |
 Picky - Remix Akon, Mohombi, Joey Montana | 934BA♭ Major | |
 Locked Up (Ft. Akon) - Extended Mix Akon, Steve Aoki, Trinix | 1206AG Minor | |
 Everybody Fucks Akon, Pitbull, David Rush | 1281AA♭ Minor | |
 One and Only - Remix Akon, AMIRROR | 1132AE♭ Minor | |
 Heatwave (feat. Akon) - Extended Version Akon, Robin Schulz | 1086AG Minor | |
 YES (feat. Akon) - Club Mix Akon, Sam Feldt | 1268BC Major | |
 YES (feat. Akon) - Extended Mix Akon, Sam Feldt | 1018BC Major | |
 Heatwave (feat. Akon) - DJ Katch Remix Akon, Robin Schulz | 1086AG Minor | |
 Dangerous Akon, Kardinal Offishall | 1176AG Minor |
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Akon is a moderate-energy with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Dance pocket.
Most tracks sit between 84–138 BPM with a median of 113 · predominantly minor keys (58% minor) · most common key: 6A (G Minor) with 5 tracks.
How Akon’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Dance tempo.
Across Akon's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~107 to ~113 BPM; groove has thinned.
DJs and producers whose tracks blend naturally with Akon’s — similar scenes, adjacent production styles, overlapping audiences. Useful when you’re prepping a set around Akon and need adjacent tracks that won’t feel out of place. Eligible names link to their own page.
Akon's tracks in our catalog range from 84 to 138 BPM, with a median of 113 BPM. Across 19 tracks, the most common range falls in the 115–120 BPM bucket.
Akon's tracks are mostly in minor keys (58% minor across 19 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 5 tracks.
Based on harmonic compatibility, tempo proximity and artist-cohort context, Akon pairs well with Kardinal Offishall, Sean Kingston, Nelly. The full list — with track counts in our catalog and similarity scores — is in the Related Artists section above.
Our catalog has Akon releases spanning 2003 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2000s.