Kacey Musgraves by the Numbers: The Catalog, Measured
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-06-24
We measured all 48 Kacey Musgraves songs in our library — tempo, dynamic range, texture, how abruptly each song shifts, how hard the vocal pushes — and rolled it into a single intensity score from 0 to 100. No other site scores a catalog this way. Here is Kacey Musgraves by the numbers: a genuinely gentle catalog — quieter than most of what gets filed under their genre.
The catalog at a glance
- Average intensity: 26/100
- Average dynamic range: 4.8/10
- Average tempo: 89 BPM across 48 timed songs
- One of the widest emotional ranges we've measured for any single artist — a 63-point gap from calmest to most intense.
The calmest Kacey Musgraves songs
- Late to the Party — intensity 11/100, 72 BPM, dynamic range 3/10
- Dinner with Friends — intensity 11/100, 72 BPM, dynamic range 3/10
- The Architect — intensity 11/100, 70 BPM, dynamic range 3/10
The most intense
- High Horse — intensity 74/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
- Breadwinner — intensity 57/100, 95 BPM, dynamic range 7/10
- what doesn't kill me — intensity 53/100, 118 BPM, dynamic range 7/10
The biggest quiet-to-loud swings
- High Horse — dynamic range 8/10
- what doesn't kill me — dynamic range 7/10
- Breadwinner — dynamic range 7/10
Tempo extremes: slowest is easier said (70 BPM), fastest is star-crossed (120 BPM).
Every song here has its own measured profile — tempo, dynamics, sonic twins, what it's good for — on its page. Start from the Kacey Musgraves artist page.
Computed from Music I Want's own measurements of 48 Kacey Musgraves songs as of 2026-06-24. The intensity score combines dynamic range, tempo, texture, sudden changes, vocal force, and predictability. Figures update as the catalog is refined.