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The 14 Best Funk Albums of All Time

by YPB Team

Deep grooves, slap bass, and horn-driven workouts that range from psychedelic excursions to dancefloor-ready anthems. Which record lays down the heaviest groove? Cast your vote!

  1. Mothership Connection — ranked #11
    Mothership Connection
    Parliament's 1975 Afrofuturist masterpiece that defined P-Funk.
    1000pts
  2. Maggot Brain — ranked #22
    Maggot Brain
    Funkadelic's 1971 psychedelic-funk landmark anchored by an epic guitar elegy.
    905pts
  3. The Payback — ranked #33
    The Payback
    James Brown's 1973 double album of deep, relentless funk grooves.
    665pts
  4. One Nation Under a Groove — ranked #44
    One Nation Under a Groove
    Funkadelic's 1978 anthem-driven funk milestone.
    596pts
  5. Fire — ranked #55
    Fire
    Ohio Players' 1974 funk hit album led by its smoldering title track.
    517pts
  6. Word Up! — ranked #66
    Word Up!
    Cameo's 1986 electro-funk smash defined by its iconic title single.
    517pts
  7. There's a Riot Goin' On — ranked #77
    There's a Riot Goin' On
    Sly and the Family Stone's dark, groundbreaking 1971 funk-soul record.
    423pts
  8. Hot Buttered Soul — ranked #88
    Hot Buttered Soul
    Isaac Hayes' 1969 sprawling, orchestral soul-funk statement.
    423pts
  9. Superfly — ranked #99
    Superfly
    Curtis Mayfield's gritty 1972 soundtrack and socially conscious funk classic.
    310pts
  10. Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band — ranked #1010
    Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band
    Bootsy Collins' 1976 debut of irresistible space-bass funk.
    310pts
  11. Head Hunters — ranked #1111
    Head Hunters
    Herbie Hancock's 1973 jazz-funk fusion blockbuster led by 'Chameleon'.
    310pts
  12. Stand! — ranked #1212
    Stand!
    Sly and the Family Stone's optimistic, genre-blending 1969 breakthrough.
    310pts
  13. Fresh — ranked #1313
    Fresh
    Sly and the Family Stone's 1973 record with the influential groove of 'In Time'.
    0pts
  14. Street Songs — ranked #1414
    Street Songs
    Rick James' 1981 commercial peak featuring 'Super Freak'.
    0pts

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