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How to Find the Best Peloton Rides: Fun Themed Fan Favorites

When I first wrote this article back in 2019, there was no easy way to search for theme rides or artist rides. Since then, Peloton has added a search bar and a collection aptly called Artist Rides. So, I updated this post (again) to share the most popular Peloton theme rides over the years, how to find them, and my all-time favorites.

Also, Peloton now purges tons of rides on a regular basis. This article reflects the classes that have survived the purges so far. 

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What is a Peloton Theme Ride? 

Peloton often groups classes together by theme: 

  • Music-centric
    • Decades (70s, 80s, 90s)
    • Artists
  • Pop Culture
    • TV shows
    • Movies
    • Broadway shows
  • Holiday
  • Global or Cultural
    • Carnival
    • API Month (Asian Heritage)
    • BHM Celebration (Black History Month)
    • Lunar New Year 
    • LHHM (Latin Heritage)
  • Interactive
    • Live DJ rides
    • Epic Sing Along

Reasons Why You Should Take Themed Ride Classes

There are many reasons to take a theme ride:

  1. Diversity: Themed rides may provide a unique experience from your regular classes.
  2. Motivation to Join Live: If you typically choose on-demand rides, a theme ride might motivate you to join a live class.
  3. Expand Your Instructor Horizons: If you’re the type who often sticks to particular instructors, themed rides are a great way to venture outside your comfort zone.
  4. Music and Fun: Themed rides often come with curated playlists or songs centered around the theme, adding an extra layer of fun and energy to your workout.
  5. Community Engagement: Engaging in themed rides can help you connect with other members of the Peloton community who share similar interests.
  6. Challenging Workouts: Some themed rides can challenge you in new ways, providing varied intensities and workout structures.
  7. Stay Engaged: The novelty of themed rides can keep your interest peaked and prevent workouts from becoming monotonous.
  8. Educational or Informative: Some themed rides might be centered around historical or cultural events, and teach you something new or give you a new perspective.

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What to Expect During a Peloton Theme Ride

Besides themed music, you’ll also find Peloton instructors dressed up in costume. Peloton members live in studio will often dress up too. 

Classes are high energy, so much fun, and often don’t focus on the leaderboard or metrics. However, this doesn’t mean you won’t work. Some of the most difficult rides are actually theme rides. Theme rides still get your heart rate up and can feature high-intensity intervals.

While the majority are 30-minute sessions, the AFO (All For One) classes usually are 15 minutes.

How to Search for a Particular Ride 

In the past, Peloton didn’t always make it easy to find a particular ride and classified them in less than intuitive ways. 

For example, the Top Gun class, which was one of the most loved classes led by former instructor Jennifer Jacobs (now removed), was elusive. To locate it, you had to specifically search for “Maverick.”

Luckily, Peloton has gotten better at categorizing rides.

You can type in the name of a music artist, song, or genre now into the search bar on: 

Note, if you own a Peloton bike and try searching for a class in the search bar for a Tread class, it will not show up, and vice versa. 

Peloton Collections

Peloton Collections consist of curated sets of classes grouped together by the company.

These might be themed around events or observances like Mother’s Day or Asian Heritage Month.

Ideally, all related classes would be housed within these collections. If you can’t find a particular class within a collection, using the search bar often yields more comprehensive results.

Bookmark Your Favorite Classes

You can conveniently bookmark classes for later on the Peloton bike, app, or computer.

Often, I hear about a well-liked class in the Official Peloton Member Facebook group, quickly search for it, and bookmark it.

Then on a day when I’m not motivated to take a particular class, I browse through my bookmarked classes and make a selection.

You can do this by simply clicking on filter, the way you can narrow down classes by:

  • Instructor name
  • Duration 
  • Music
    • classical music is not listed although you’ll find lots of classes in this category. You can find these classes by typical “classical” into the search bar 
  • Language
  • Class type
    • warm up/cool down
    • beginner
    • low impact
    • music
    • intervals
    • climb
    • power zone
    • live DJ
    • groove
    • Peloton Studio Original (this is the limited series “On the Leaderboard” classes with guests Jessie James Decker, Usain Bolt, and Joe Jonas)
    • theme (more on that later) 

There’s also a shortcut in the app: simply click the bookmark icon in the top right corner to access all your saved classes.

Peloton Theme Ride Categories

To make things confusing, if you search as I mentioned above, and look under Theme Rides, you will not find many artist classes. Instead, “theme” classes brings up the following class types:

  • Sweat Steady with Jess King
  • Vinyl Vault Ride with Hannah Corbin
  • Pick-Me-Up Ride with Ally Love or Hannah Corbin
  • Club Bangers Ride with Alex Toussaint
  • Sample that Ride with Denis Morton
  • Epic Sing Along Ride with Jenn Sherman
  • Feel Good Ride with Ally Love
  • Country Happy Hour Ride with Hannah Corbin 
  • Two For One Rides
  • Father’s Day Rides with Ally Love or Cliff Dwenger
  • Speak Up Ride with Tunde Oyeneyin
  • Pride Rides 
  • Reset Ride with Denis Morton (to be taken with his Reset Yoga class of the same day)
  • Mental Health Awareness Ride with Kendall Toole
  • My Mixtape Rides with Jenn Sherman
  • Ride to Greatness Rides with Alex Toussaint
  • XOXO with Cody Rigsby
  • Top 50 Music 
  • LOL Cody 
  • Cover to Cover with Jenn Sherman
  • Fresh Friday Rides with Denis Morton
  • Turn It Up with Hannah Frankson
  • Anniversary Rides (of Peloton instructors)
  • Year of Yes with Robin Arzón

My favorite series listed above are: 

  • the XOXO rides: Cody has me laughing the entire time
  • Speak Up rides: Tunde empowers me
  • Sweat Steady: always a great workout. I’m pretty sure my PR is on one of those rides.
  • Two for One Rides: I love seeing the positive energy of two instructors together
  • Live DJ Rides: Jess makes me feel like I am young and fun
  • Anniversary Rides: I love hearing how my favorite instructors got their start
  • Epic Sing Along: great music to lose yourself and sing along to

50 (Plus) Most Popular Peloton Rides

According to Peloton, these are the most popular theme rides. If any of these fan favorites get purged from the library, please let us know in the comments. 

  1. The Greatest Showman Ride, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 11/16/18
  2. Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 12/25/21
  3. Britney Spears’ Ride, Cody Rigsby, 30-minutes, 7/15/20
  4. Beyonce Two for One Ride, Tunde and Alex, 30-minutes, 11/9/20
  5. Hamilton Ride, 30-minutes, Robin Arzon, 10/14/20
  6. Spotify Disney Hits Ride, 20-minutes, Cody Rigsby, 8/18/21
  7. Lizzo, Two for One Ride, 30-minutes, Jess Sims & Robin, 7/15/22 (this is Jess Sims’ only Peloton cycling class)
  8. Beyonce, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 11/13/20
  9. Lizzo, Robin, 30-minutes, 8/2/19
  10. EMINEM, Denis Morton, 30-minutes, 1/30/22
  11. XOXO, Cody, 30-minutes, 6/1/21
  12. Megan Thee Stallion, Kendall, 30-minutes, 3/4/21
  13. Prince, Ally and Emma Lovewell, 30-minutes, 3/12/20
  14. Coldplay, Emma Lovewell, 30-minutes, 11/21/19
  15. Justin Bieber, Olivia Amato, 30-minutes, 4/7/21
  16. The Beatles Vol. 1, Leanne Hainsby, 30-minutes, 12/25/20
  17. Taylor Swift Midnights Ride, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 11/26/22
  18. Whitney Houston, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 7/1/20
  19. Backstreet Boys, Cody, 30-minutes, 5/17/19
  20. Encanto Ride, Robin, 30-minutes, 1/26/22
  21. Post Malone, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 1/27/21
  22. Spice Girls, Leanne Hainsby, 30-minutes, 7/13/21
  23. Usher, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 4/28/21
  24. Bad Boy Entertainment Ride, Alex & Tunde, 45-minutes, 2/27/21
  25. *NSYNC, Cody, 30-minutes, 11/18/22
  26. Foo Fighters, 30-minutes, Emma, 11/17/21
  27. The Last Dance, Alex, 30-minutes, 5/16/20
  28. Queen, Kendall, 30-minutes, 12/8/21
  29. All For One Ride, multiple instructors, 45-minutes, 7/2/20
  30. Fleetwood Mac, Emma, 30-minutes, 5/15/22
  31. Disney Ride, Emma, 30-minutes, 1/16/22
  32. Holiday Ride, Robin, 30-minutes, 12/18/20
  33. Harry Styles, Two for One, Ally & Emma, 5/20/22
  34. Nicki Minaj, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 12/9/20
  35. All For One More Ride, 30-minutes, 7/2/20
  36. Linkin Park, Kendall, 30-minutes, 12/14/22
  37. Outkast, Denis, 30-minutes, 12/2/20
  38. The Beatles Vol. 2, Denis, 45-minutes, 12/25/20
  39. Turkey Burn, Robin, 45-minutes, 11/26/20
  40. Wicked Ride, Leanne, 30-minutes, 1/21/21
  41. Abba, Leanne, 30-minutes, 12/16/21
  42. Jennifer Lopez, Jess King & Robin, 30-minutes, 10/15/19
  43. Maroon 5, AFO Ride, Cody, 8/19/22
  44. Mariah Carey, Two for One Ride, Cody & Emma, 30-minutes,12/2/22
  45. P!nk, Christine D’Ercole, 30-minutes, 11/1/19
  46. Lil Wayne, Alex, 45-minutes, 7/22/20
  47. Tina Turner, AFO Ride, Ally, 20-minutes, 7/3/21
  48. Ed Sheeran, Leanne, 30-minutes, 9/14/21
  49. WHM Epic Sing Along, Jenn & multiple instructors, 30-minutes, 3/10/23
  50. Madonna, Robin, 30-minutes, 6/28/19
  51. Miley Cyrus, Jess King, 30-minutes, 1/19/21
  52. Together We Ride, Robin’s pregnancy announcement, 30-minutes, 9/11/20
  53. Guns N Roses, Olivia, 30-minutes, 1/30/20
  54. Bad Bunny, Camila Ramon & Cody, 30-minutes, 10/1/22

Hopefully, due to their popularity, these classes will not get purged so quickly.

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My Top 5 Favorite Rides

Some of my favorite classes are listed above but other’s aren’t. There’s something about the energy in these classes that makes me want to take them on repeat. 

The best thing about Peloton is there is a class for you. 

  1. P!nk: this is my favorite class of all time and I’ve taken it many times, competing against myself. 
  2. The Greatest Showman: every year, I hold my breath, hoping this class doesn’t get purged.
  3. Lizzo Ride, 8/2/19: Robin introduced me to Lizzo back in 2019 and I’ve been a fan ever since.
  4. Hamilton Ride, 10/14/20: this class goes by super fast for me.
  5. Pentatonix Ride, Christine, 12/13/20: I’m not even a real fan of their music but this ride is super emotional for me

Honestly, that list was hard to narrow down. They’re just the ones that I remember top of mind. 

I also loved the Prince ride, Depeche Mode ride, and Coldplay ride. 

List of the Most Fun Themed Peloton Rides 2018 to 2022

peloton deck of cards to choose a class

Get a free printable checklist of the “Most Fun Peloton Themes Rides” (2018 to 2022) scroll down to the bottom of this post! You can also download the list onto your device and bookmark the rides from there. Sign up below.

Listed in order of oldest ride to newest:

Feel free to bookmark and print from this list but if you want a fun way to select and keep track of your rides, download the checklist, with rides listed alphabetically. There’s also a place to note the date you take the ride and your output.

2018

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN RIDE, 30 minutes, Robin Arzon 11/16/18

2019

  • BACKSTREET BOYS RIDE, 30 minutes, Cody Rigsby 5/17/19
  • CHER RIDE, 30 minutes, Ally Love 6/13/19
  • MADONNA RIDE, 30 minutes, Robin Arzon 6/28/19
  • ALL FOR ONE RIDE, 45 minutes, all instructors 7/4/19
  • PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS RIDE, 30 minutes, Denis Morton, 7/19/19
  • RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS RIDE, 45 minutes, Emma Lovewell 7/24/19
  • LIZZO RIDE, 30 minutes, Robin Arzon 8/2/19
  • SHAKIRA RIDE, 30 minutes, Hannah Marie Corbin 9/19/19
  • PITBULL RIDE, 30 minutes, Ally Love 10/10/19
  • JENNIFER LOPEZ RIDE, 30 minutes, Robin Arzon and Jess King 10/15/19
  • P!NK RIDE, 30 minutes, Christine D’Ercole 11/1/19
  • BILLY JOEL RIDE, 45 minutes, Jenn Sherman 11/14/19
  • COLDPLAY, 30 minutes, Emma Lovewell 11/21/19
  • MELISSA ETHERIDGE, 30 minutes, Christine D’Ercole, 12/11/19
  • CELINE DION, 30 minutes, Leanne Hainsby, 12/19/19

2020

  • WEEZER, 30 minutes, Denis Morton 1/2/20
  • BILLIE EILISH, 30 minutes, Kendall Toole, 1/23/20
  • GUNS N’ ROSES, 30 minutes, Olivia Amato 1/30/20
  • SMOKEY ROBINSON RIDE, 30 minutes, Hannah Corbin, 2/13/20
  • BIG BAND RIDE, 30 minutes, Leanne Hainsby 2/27/20
  • KESHA RIDE, 30 minutes, Olivia Amato 3/12/20
  • MADAME GHANDI, “Live DJ Ride,” 30 minutes, Robin Arzon 3/13/20
  • THE LAST DANCE, inspired by the Michael Jordan documentary, 30 minutes, Alex Toussaint, 5/16/20
  • K-POP, BTS Ride, 30 minutes, Ally Love, 5/29/20
  • RICKY MARTIN, 30 minutes, Cody Rigsby, 6/12/20
  • KING PRINCESS RIDE, 20 minutes, Emma Lovewell, 6/23/20
  • DOLLY PARTON, 30 minutes, Robin Arzon, 6/26/20
  • WHITNEY HOUSTON, 30 minutes, Ally Love, 7/1/20
  • ALL FOR ONE RIDE, 45 minutes, multiple instructors, 7/2/20
  • ALL FOR ONE MORE RIDE, 45 minutes, multiple instructors, 7/2/20
  • GRATEFUL DEAD RIDE, 45 minutes, Jenn Sherman, 7/8/20
  • BRITNEY SPEARS RIDE, 30 minutes, Cody Rigsby, 7/15/20
    • BRITNEY SPEARS WARM UP RIDE, 10 minutes, Cody Rigsby, 7/15/20
  • LIL WAYNE RIDE, 45 minutes, Alex Toussaint 7/22/20
  • ELLIE GOULDING RIDE, 30 minutes, Olivia Amato, 8/5/20
  • PRINCE RIDE, 30 minutes, 30 minutes, Emma Lovewell & Ally Love, 8/12/20
    • PRINCE WARM UP RIDE, 5 minutes, Ally Love 8/12/20
    • PRINCE COOL DOWN RIDE, 5 minutes, Emma Lovewell 8/12/20
  • THE WEEKND, 30 minutes, Jess King, 8/26/20
  • DEADMAU5 RIDE, 30 minutes, Kendall Toole, 8/30/20
  • SEAN PAUL RIDE, 30 minutes, Hannah Frankson, 9/2/20
  • WYCLEF JEAN, 30 minutes, Alex Toussaint, 9/9/20
  • TOGETHER WE RIDE, pregnancy announcement, 30 minutes, Robin Arzon, 9/11/20
  • KEITH URBAN, 30 minutes, Hannah Corbin, 9/25/20
  • ALICIA KEYS RIDE, 30 minutes,Jess King, 10/7/20
  • HAMILTON RIDE, Broadway Series, 30 minutes, Robin Arzon 10/14/20
  • GRATEFUL DEAD, 30 minutes, Jenn Sherman, 11/4/20
  • BEYONCE RIDE, “Two for One,” 30 minutes, Alex and Tunde, 11/9/20
  • BEYONCE RIDE, 30 minutes, Ally Love, 11/13/20
  • METALLICA RIDE, 30 minutes, Kendall Toole 11/18/20
  • METALLICA RIDE, 30 minutes, Erik Jager 11/23/20
  • OUTKAST RIDE, 30 minutes, Denis Morton, 12/2/20
  • PENTATONIX RIDE, 45 minutes, Christine D’Ercole, 12/13/20
  • ELVIS RIDE, 30 minutes, Emma Lovewell, 12/16/20
  • THE BEATLES RIDE VOLUME 1, 30 minutes, Leanne Hainsby, 12/25/20
  • THE BEATLES RIDE VOLUME 2, 45 minutes, Denis Morton, 12/25/20
  • CALVIN HARRIS RIDE, 30 minutes, Ben Alldis, 12/30/20

2021

  • MILEY CYRUS RIDE, 30 minutes, Jess King, 1/9/21
  • POST MALONE RIDE, 30 minutes, Ally Love, 1/27/21
  • BOB MARLEY RIDE, 30 minutes, Denis Morton, 2/3/21
  • BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT RIDE, 45 minutes, Tunde & Alex, 2/27/21
  • MEGAN THEE STALLION RIDE, 30 minutes, Kendall Toole, 3/7/21
  • LAURYN HILL RIDE, 30 minutes, Tunde Oyeneyin, 3/17/21
  • THE CHICKS RIDE, 30 minutes, Christine D’Ercole, 3/24/21
  • JUSTIN BIEBER RIDE, 30 minutes, Olivia Amato, 4/7/21
  • BLACKPINK RIDE, 30 minutes, Ally Love, 5/12/211
  • WHITE STRIPES RIDE, 30 minutes, Denis Morton, 4/14/21
  • USHER RIDE, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 4/28/21
  • ALICIA KEYS/ JOHN LEGEND RIDE, “Verzuz Ride,” Kendall Toole, 30-minutes, 5/19/21
  • RENT RIDE, Christine D’Ercole, 45-minutes, 6/2/21: featuring music from the Broadway show.
  • SAM SMITH RIDE, Kendall Toole, 30-minutes, 6/9/21
  • GWEN STEFANI RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Kendall Toole, 45-minutes, 7/1/21
  • THE TRAGICALLY HIP RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Emma Lovewell, 15-minutes, 7/1/21
  • DEMI LOVATO RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Kendall Toole, 15-minutes, 7/2/21
  • DEPECHE MODE RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Christine D’Ercole, 20-minutes, 7/2/21
  • IMAGINE DRAGONS RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Sam Yo, 20-minutes, 7/2/21
  • PEARL JAM RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Jenn Sherman, 45-minutes, 7/3/21
  • TINA TURNER RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Ally Love, 20-minutes, 7/3/21
  • TWENTY ONE PILOTS RIDE, “AFO Ride,” Bradley Rose, 15-minutes, 7/2/21
  • IN THE HEIGHTS RIDE, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 7/10/21
  • SPICE GIRLS RIDE, Leanne Hainsby, 30-minutes, 7/13/21
  • DEBBIE GIBSON RIDE, “Live DJ Ride,” Emma Lovewell, 30-minutes, 7/23/21
  • CHRIS CORNELL RIDE, Christine D’Ercole, 45-minutes, 8/4/21
  • ARETHA FRANKLIN RIDE, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 8/11/21
  • ED SHEERAN RIDE, Leanne Hainby, 30-minutes, 9/14/21
  • ED SHEERAN LOW IMPACT RIDE, Bradley Rose, 20-minutes, 11/1/21
  • 007 RIDE, Ben Alldis, 30-minute, 9/30/21
  • BEYONCE RIDE, Robin Arzon, 45-minutes, 10/19/21
  • BEYONCE 2 FOR 1 RIDE, Cliff Dwenger & Hannah Frankson, 30-minutes, 10/19/21
  • ELTON JOHN RIDE, Jenn Sherman, 45-minutes, 10/27/21
  • FOO FIGHTERS RIDE, Emma Lovewell, 30-minutes, 11/17/21
  • THE BEATLES: GET BACK RIDE, Denis Morton, 45-minutes, 11/27/21
  • AC/DC RIDE, Sam Yo, 30-minutes, 12/1/21
  • AC/DC RIDE, Mila Lazar, 30-minutes, 12/4/21 (German)
  • QUEEN RIDE, Kendall Toole, 30-minutes, 12/8/21
  • ABBA RIDE, Leanne Hainsby, 30-minutes, 12/16/21
  • ABBA RIDE, Hannah Corbin, 15-minutes, 12/16/21
  • ABBA RIDE, Mila Lazar, 20-minutes, 12/20/21 (German)
  • TAYLOR SWIFT “RED” RIDE, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 12/25/21

2022

  • AMY WINEHOUSE RIDE, Hannah Frankson, 1/12/22
  • AMY WINEHOUSE RIDE, Mayla Wedekind, 1/12/22 (German)
  • DAVID BOWIE RIDE, Jess King, 30-minutes, 1/19/22
  • DAVID BOWIE RIDE, Cliff Dwenger, 20-minutes, 1/19/22 (German)
  • EMINEM RIDE, Denis Morton, 30-minutes, 1/30/22
  • EMINEM RIDE, Cliff Dwenger, 30-minutes, 1/302/22 (German)
  • MARY J. BLIGE RIDE, Tunde Oyeneyin, 30-minutes, 2/16/22
  • A TRIBE CALLED QUEST RIDE, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes 2/23/22
  • PARAMORE RIDE, Bradley Rose, 20-minutes, 4/16/22
  • SYSTEM OF A DOWN RIDE, Erik Jager, 20-minutes, 4/17/22 (German)
  • WEEZER RIDE, Christine D’ercole, 20-minutes, 4/17/22
  • IRON MAIDEN RIDE, Kendall Toole, 20-minutes, 4/18/22
  • LENNY KRAVITZ RIDE, Mayla Wedekind, 20-minutes, 4/19/22
  • DEF LEPPARD RIDE, Sam Yo, 30-minutes, 4/20/22
  • MANA RIDE, Camila Ramón, 20-minutes, 4/23/22 (Spanish)
  • FALL OUT BOY RIDE, Ben Alldis, 20-minutes, 4/25/22
  • LENNY KRAVITZ RIDE, Jenn Sherman, 20-minutes, 4/26/22
  • FALL OUT BOY RIDE, Mayla Wedekind, 20-minutes, 4/26/22 (German)
  • PARAMORE RIDE, Charlotte Weidenbach, 20-minutes, 4/29/22 (German)
  • KORN RIDE, Jess King, 20-minutes, 4/29/22
  • SYSTEM OF A DOWN RIDE, Camila Ramón, 20-minutes, 5/3/22 (Spanish)
  • RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS RIDE, Erik Jager, 30-minutes, 5/4/22 (German)
  • RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS RIDE, Kendall Toole, 30-minutes, 5/4/22
  • SYSTEM OF A DOWN RIDE, Jess King, 20-minutes, 5/7/22
  • FLEETWOOD MAC RIDE, Emma Lovewell, 30-minutes, 5/15/22
  • HARRY STYLES RIDE, 2-FOR-1, Ally Love & Emma Lovewell, 5/20/22
  • BARBRA STREISAND RIDE, Leanne Hainsby, 30-minutes, 6/15/22
  • RUSH RIDE, Denis Morton, 30-minutes, 7/1/22
  • DAVID GUETTA RIDE, Ben Alldis, 30-minutes, 7/6/22
  • LIZZO RIDE 2-FOR-1 RIDE, Robin Arzon & Jess Sims, 30-minutes, 7/15/22
  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD RIDE, AFO, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 8/19/22
  • FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE RIDE, AFO, Christine D’Ercole, 30-minutes, 8/19/22
  • GREEN DAY RIDE, AFO, Bradley Rose, 30-minutes, 8/19/22
  • JOHN MAYER RIDE, AFO, Jenn Sherman, 30-minutes, 8/19/22
  • RASCAL FLATTS RIDE, AFO, Denis Morton, 30-minutes, 8/19/22
  • THE 1975 RIDE, AFO, Emma Lovewell, 15-minutes, 8/19/22
  • THE BEACH BOYS RIDE, AFO, Leanne Hainsby, 30-minutes, 8/20/22
  • MAROON 5 RIDE, AFO, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 8/20/22
  • WU-TANG CLAN RIDE, AFO, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 8/20/22
  • ALANIS MORISSETTE RIDE, AFO, Ally Love, 8/21/22
  • GLORIA ESTEFAN RIDE, Robin Arzon, 30-minutes, 9/16/22
  • DADDY YANKEE RIDE, 30-minutes, 10/11/22
  • BABYFACE RIDE, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 10/21/22
  • CARLY RAE JEPSEN RIDE, Cody Rigsby, 30-minutes, 11/12/22
  • TAYLOR SWIFT MIDNIGHTS RIDE, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 11/26/22
  • *N’SYNC RIDE, Cody Rigsby, 30-minutes, 11/18/22
  • MARIAH CARRY 2-FOR-1 RIDE, Cody Rigsby & Emma Lovewell, 30-minutes, 12/2/22
  • WHITNEY HOUSTON RIDE, Ally Love, 30-minutes, 12/22/22

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Other Themed Peloton Workouts

Usually, when Peloton releases a Peloton artist ride, they also create an artist themes for other workouts, including strength training, barre, Pilates, Peloton Tread, and yoga classes.

Purged Rides

Many of the older rides that originally appeared in this list have been removed from the on-demand library as a result of a massive purge. You can find a list of popular rides that Peloton purged here in this blog post.

Once you get to know the instructors, you’ll want to know more about them. Check out this blog post all about their surprising careers before they came to Peloton.

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how to find the most fun peloton classes

These rides are here today but could be gone tomorrow.

There was that time that I published a list of rides to my Resource Library, I woke up to find that Peloton purged about 25 percent of those classes overnight.

Reasons Why Peloton Purges Classes

Peloton occasionally purges classes from its library for an array of reasons.

Remember, Peloton is a software company first and foremost. Sometimes they remove very old rides or those from former instructors. Sometimes, they’re freeing up space in their library.

Other times, they’re in the midst of a music licensing lawsuit.

And if you’re thinking, why didn’t Peloton get the license in the first place? Well, it’s not so clear-cut. There are several different types of licenses out there and Peloton is in a unique situation and it’s very different from a gym or the radio.  We’ll just have to see how it plays out.

While some have complained that their favorite rides have disappeared, as you can see, there’s no shortage of classes and there’s something for everyone. I really miss A Star is Born. Lady Gaga is one of the artists involved in this litigation.

Please keep me updated if one of these classes gets removed or if you want me to include another fan favorite.

Final Thoughts

The great thing about the theme rides are that they are the perfect way to try out new instructors, especially if you’re new and have been taking strictly beginner classes.

And if you’re really new to Peloton, the AFO rides that feature is a great way to figure out the best Peloton instructors that fit your personality. Don’t be nervous as you can adapt any ride to meet your fitness level. 

You can take a ride on-demand, live, or do encore rides. There are so many different classes to choose from and you can always find one to fit your musical taste. 

I’ve been doing Peloton for a long time and in my opinion, it gets better and better. Although, I do wish, they would stop getting rid of so many classes from their library. 

What do you think are the best Peloton rides? 

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Jen

Sunday 16th of August 2020

This is awesome! Thank you for taking the time to do it! So many great rides...always fun to hear more!

Michelle

Monday 17th of August 2020

Thanks. Unfortunately, I have to go through all these rides as many of them didn't survive the latest purge :-( I don't know if you already subscribe to my weekly emails but in them, I let you know every time I update the lists and create new ones. Lots more coming!

Debra

Friday 14th of August 2020

Tonight, 8/14/2020 they are doing the first DJ ride at 6 pm with Robin Arzon and DJ John Michael.

Michelle

Friday 14th of August 2020

Yes, I'm signed up to take it! Are you?

Liesl

Sunday 5th of July 2020

Awesome list, thanks so much for compiling!!

Michelle

Wednesday 15th of July 2020

Thanks! Not sure if you saw the updates. I still have more to go but lots more added here. If you subscribe to the newsletter, you'll get reminded when I update and access to all printables. Peloton's been adding so many fun rides over the last few months.

PJ

Wednesday 29th of April 2020

A few additional classes you should include on your list: Steven Little - 01-09-17 Thunderstruck Ride - AC/DC; Steven Little - 08-17-16 Gimme Shelter Ride - Rolling Stones

Michelle

Monday 4th of May 2020

Checking these out now and will add them to the list! Thanks so much for sharing. Bookmarking the Gimme Shelter Ride to take this week.

Lindsay

Wednesday 11th of March 2020

I’m SO excited to work my way thru this list! Just got a Peloton two weeks ago. You just made it so much more fun for me - what a gift! Huge thanks.

Dough

Tuesday 16th of June 2020

I know, right? I just don’t have as much fun spinning to rap, so I appreciate this list. You have given me a whole new reason to love my ride again!

Michelle

Thursday 12th of March 2020

Yay. I use this list myself. I'm always updating it and I'll let you know when I do so please subscribe to my Newsletter. This gives you access to my Resource Library too.

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