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Kygo

Kygo is a Norwegian DJ and producer known for his tropical house sound, which blends electronic dance music with relaxed, summery elements. His production style emphasizes melodic synths and laid-back rhythms, contributing to the popularization of tropical house in mainstream electronic music. He has released multiple albums and collaborated with artists across pop and dance genres.

21 tracksDance· 2015–2026
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Kygo is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Dance
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Dance pocket.

How this compares to Dance

Across 21 analysed tracks, Kygo averages 62% energy — harder than 70% of individual Dance tracks — and 66% groove, straighter than 68%.

Measured against 14,418 Dance tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 77–128 BPM with a median of 120 · predominantly major keys (19% minor) · most common key: 5B (E♭ Major) with 4 tracks.

BPM spread
75–79
1
85–89
1
100–104
3
105–109
3
110–114
2
120–124
5
125–129
6
Key distribution
1A1B12A2B13A13B14A4B15A15B46A6B27A7B8A18B39A9B110A110B111A11B112A12B1

Sound profile evolution

How Kygo’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.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2015–2021·11 tracks
2022–2026·8 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Dance
What changed

Across Kygo's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~105 to ~121 BPM.

Release volume by decade

7
2010s
12
2020s

Tracks in catalog

21 total · sortable
Save My Love album art
Save My Love
Kygo, Khalid, Gryffin
126 BPM · 1B · Dance · 72% Peak time
Dance
126
1B · B maj
72%Peak time
2026
Firestone album art
Firestone
Kygo, Conrad Sewell
114 BPM · 10B · Dance · 78% Peak time
Dance
114
10B · D maj
78%Peak time
2015
It Ain't Me (with Selena Gomez) album art
It Ain't Me (with Selena Gomez)
Kygo, Selena Gomez
100 BPM · 8B · Dance · 56% Builder
Dance
100
8B · C maj
56%Builder
2017
Whatever album art
Whatever
Kygo, Ava Max
108 BPM · 5B · Dance · 59% Builder
Dance
108
5B · E♭ maj
59%Builder
2024
Higher Love album art
Higher Love
Kygo, Whitney Houston
104 BPM · 4B · Dance · 50% Sustainer
Dance
104
4B · A♭ maj
50%Sustainer
2019
What's Love Got to Do with It album art
What's Love Got to Do with It
Kygo, Tina Turner
105 BPM · 2B · Dance · 44% Sustainer
Dance
105
2B · F♯ maj
44%Sustainer
2020
Happy Now album art
Happy Now
Kygo, Sandro Cavazza
89 BPM · 11B · Dance · 67% Builder
Dance
89
11B · A maj
67%Builder
2018
Hold On Me album art
Hold On Me
Kygo, Sandro Cavazza
123 BPM · 3A · Dance · 59% Builder
Dance
123
3A · B♭ min
59%Builder
2024
Stay album art
Stay
Kygo, Maty Noyes
103 BPM · 5B · Dance · 63% Builder
Dance
103
5B · E♭ maj
63%Builder
2015
Can't Get Enough - Extended album art
Can't Get Enough - Extended
Kygo, Victoria Nadine
120 BPM · 10A · Dance · 44% Sustainer
Dance
120
10A · B min
44%Sustainer
2025
Me Before You album art
Me Before You
Kygo, Plested
107 BPM · 8B · Dance · 54% Sustainer
Dance
107
8B · C maj
54%Sustainer
2024
I'll Wait album art
I'll Wait
Kygo, Sasha Alex Sloan
123 BPM · 3B · Dance · 59% Builder
Dance
123
3B · D♭ maj
59%Builder
2020
Freeze album art
Freeze
Kygo
77 BPM · 12B · Dance · 80% Peak time
Dance
77
12B · E maj
80%Peak time
2022
Think About You album art
Think About You
Kygo, Valerie Broussard
124 BPM · 6B · Mainstage · 86% Peak time
Mainstage
124
6B · B♭ maj
86%Peak time
2019
Someday album art
Someday
Kygo, Zac Brown
122 BPM · 9B · Dance · 42% Sustainer
Dance
122
9B · G maj
42%Sustainer
2020
Without You album art
Without You
Kygo, HAYLA
128 BPM · 8A · Dance · 57% Builder
Dance
128
8A · A min
57%Builder
2022
Whatever (with Ava Max) - Tiësto Remix album art
Whatever (with Ava Max) - Tiësto Remix
Kygo
126 BPM · 5B · Dance · 82% Peak time
Dance
126
5B · E♭ maj
82%Peak time
2024
The Truth album art
The Truth
Kygo, Valerie Broussard
110 BPM · 6B · Dance · 54% Sustainer
Dance
110
6B · B♭ maj
54%Sustainer
2020
Permanent - Sam Feldt Remix album art
Permanent - Sam Feldt Remix
Kygo, JHart
125 BPM · 8B · Dance · 50% Sustainer
Dance
125
8B · C maj
50%Sustainer
2018
Whatever (with Ava Max) - Frank Walker Remix album art
Whatever (with Ava Max) - Frank Walker Remix
Kygo
126 BPM · 5B · Dance · 83% Peak time
Dance
126
5B · E♭ maj
83%Peak time
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Whatever (with Ava Max) - Lavern Remix album art
Whatever (with Ava Max) - Lavern Remix
Kygo
126 BPM · 5A · Dance · 70% Peak time
Dance
126
5A · C min
70%Peak time
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Artists that mix with Kygo

We scored every transition between Kygo’s 21 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 178 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

David Guetta

27 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 9 different Kygo tracks.

Without You → Baby Don't Hurt Me - Extended · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Galantis

33 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 12 different Kygo tracks.

Someday → Fool 4 U (feat. Enisa) · 9B → 10B · same BPM · 89 chemistry

Harrison

24 of the 441 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 12 different Kygo tracks.

Save My Love → Underwater - Extended · 1B → 2A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Joel Corry

33 of the 651 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 13 different Kygo tracks.

Permanent - Sam Feldt Remix → I Wish (feat. Mabel) - Extended · 8B → 8B · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry

MOTi

32 of the 693 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.0. They come from 12 different Kygo tracks.

Permanent - Sam Feldt Remix → WKND (with Louis III) - Extended Mix · 8B → 9A · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Riton

26 of the 588 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 10 different Kygo tracks.

Hold On Me → Turn Me On (feat. Vula) · 3A → 3A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry

The Him

23 of the 294 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 7 different Kygo tracks.

Someday → Drive You Home (feat. The Donnies The Amys) · 9B → 9B · same BPM · 88 chemistry

Yves V

38 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 13 different Kygo tracks.

Whatever (with Ava Max) - Tiësto Remix → Durga - Extended Mix · 5B → 5B · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Kygo by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Kygo, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Robin Schulz
100%
24 tracks in catalog · Dance
Gryffin
100%
16 tracks in catalog · Dance
Sam Feldt
97%
41 tracks in catalog · Dance
Lost Frequencies
96%
32 tracks in catalog · Dance
Jonas Blue
94%
23 tracks in catalog · Dance
Mike Perry
91%
2 tracks in catalog · Dance · no artist page yet
Martin Garrix
87%
62 tracks in catalog · Dance
Avicii
87%
48 tracks in catalog · Dance
Alesso
76%
37 tracks in catalog · Dance
Sigala
75%
11 tracks in catalog · Dance
Martin Jensen
73%
6 tracks in catalog · Dance
Cheat Codes
72%
13 tracks in catalog · Dance
Felix Jaehn
71%
19 tracks in catalog · Dance
Axwell /\ Ingrosso
64%
13 tracks in catalog · Dance · no artist page yet
Matoma
60%
5 tracks in catalog · Dance

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Kygo play at?+

Kygo's tracks in our catalog range from 77 to 128 BPM, with a median of 120 BPM. Across 21 tracks, the most common range falls in the 120–125 BPM bucket.

What key are Kygo's tracks in?+

Kygo's tracks are mostly in major keys (19% minor across 21 tracks). The most common single key is 5B (E♭ Major) with 4 tracks.

What artists mix well with Kygo?+

We scored every transition between Kygo's 21 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 178 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and David Guetta, Galantis, Harrison are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Without You into Baby Don't Hurt Me - Extended, 8A to 8A, 92 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Kygo?+

Kygo sits closest to Robin Schulz, Gryffin, Sam Feldt in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Kygo most active?+

Our catalog has Kygo releases spanning 2015 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2020s.