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funk

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Description

Funk is a rhythmic, groove-oriented genre born from African American communities in the 1960s that emphasizes syncopated bass lines, tight drum patterns, and percussive horn sections. The music prioritizes danceable beats and repetitive instrumental riffs over melody, creating an infectious, energetic sound. Funk's influence extends across soul, R&B, hip-hop, and rock music.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
1		1965	James Brown	Out of Sight	funk soul
3		1969-04	Sly & The Family Stone	Stand!	funk
19		1971	The Beginning Of The End	Funky Nassau	funk
90		1971-07-12	Funkadelic	Maggot Brain	funk	funk rock # 15
41		1971-11-20	Sly & The Family Stone	There's A Riot Goin' On	funk soul
22		1972	Cymande	Cymande	funk
61		1972-10-27	Stevie Wonder	Talking Book	soul funk	soul # 55 pop soul # 62
38		1973	Sly & The Family Stone	Fresh	funk soul
54		1973	Incredible Bongo Band	Bongo Rock	funk
55		1973-08-03	Stevie Wonder	Innervisions	soul funk	motown # 19 soul # 67
31		1973-09-09	Kool & The Gang	Wild And Peaceful	funk
21		1974	Kool & The Gang	Light Of Worlds	funk
7		1974-09	Funkadelic	Standing on the Verge of Getting It On	funk
45		1975-03	Earth, Wind & Fire	That's The Way Of The World
48		1975-06	War	Why Can't We Be Friends?	funk
63		1975-12-15	Parliament	Mothership Connection	funk
49		1976	Wild Cherry	Wild Cherry	funk disco	disco # 39
9		1977	Earth, Wind & Fire	All 'N All
36		1977-12	Parliament	Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome	funk
16		1978-11-08	Chic	C'est Chic	disco funk	disco # 63
53		1979	Prince	Prince	funk soul
76		1979-07-16	Earth, Wind & Fire	I Am		soul # 40 disco # 77
30		1979-07-30	Chic	Risqué	funk	disco # 7
85		1980	Queen	Jazz (2011 Remaster)	funk jazz soul	glam rock # 1 soul # 62 jazz # 87 arena rock # 91
32		1980-09-20	Kool & The Gang	Celebrate!	disco funk	disco # 71
18		1980-09-29	Stevie Wonder	Hotter Than July	soul funk
80		1981	Earth, Wind & Fire	Raise!!
20		1981-04-07	Rick James	Street Songs	funk
13		1981-09-02	Prince	Controversy	funk
28		1981-09-24	Kool & The Gang	Something Special	funk	boogie # 68
79		1981-11	Earth, Wind & Fire	Raise!
59		1982-10-27	Prince	1999	funk
87		1982-12-04	Prince	Purple Rain	funk pop	funk rock # 7
5		1984-07	Talking Heads	Fear Of Music (Deluxe Version)	funk post-punk
57		1985-04-22	Prince	Around The World In A Day	funk
2		1985-08-16	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Freaky Styley	funk rock funk	funk rock # 93
65		1988	Ali	LOST IN PARADISE	funk hip-hop jazz soul	jazz # 54
56		1990	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication (Deluxe Version)	funk rock	funk rock # 17
24		1994	Pedro Sampaio	CHAMA MEU NOME	brazilian funk	brazilian # 85
52		1995	D'Angelo	Black Messiah	funk neo-soul soul	neo-soul # 35
17		1996-02-20	Fun Lovin' Criminals	Come Find Yourself	funk
74		1996-08-28	Jamiroquai	Travelling Without Moving	funk	acid jazz # 93
75		1998-04-29	Lenny Kravitz	5	funk rock	funk rock # 83
25		1998-11-17	Earth, Wind & Fire	Greatest Hits
81		1999-06-07	Jamiroquai	Synkronized	funk	acid jazz # 78
70		1999-11-20	Beck	Midnite Vultures	alternative funk
51		2001-07-30	Prince	The Very Best of Prince	funk
83		2001-08-29	Jamiroquai	A Funk Odyssey	funk	nu-disco # 31 acid jazz # 91
14		2002	Red Hot Chili Peppers	By The Way (Deluxe Version)	alternative alternative rock funk funk rock rock	funk rock # 89
26		2003-09-29	OutKast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	hip-hop rap	pop soul # 38
72		2005-05-20	Jamiroquai	Dynamite	funk	acid jazz # 87
10		2005-11-29	The Budos Band	The Budos Band	funk	afrobeat # 7
94		2006-04-24	Gnarls Barkley	St. Elsewhere	funk soul	soul # 66
44		2006-11-03	Jamiroquai	High Times: Singles 1992-2006	funk
42		2007-02-03	Angus & Julia Stone	Heart Full of Wine	funk
86		2007-04-14	Mark Ronson	Version	funk jazz	turntablism # 4 jazz # 52
77		2008-01-01	Cee Lo Green	Kung Fu Fighting	funk oldies soul	soul # 48 oldies # 96
67		2008-03-18	Gnarls Barkley	The Odd Couple	funk soul
27		2008-10-14	Menahan Street Band	Make the Road by Walking	funk
12		2009-10-12	Booker T. & the MG's	Green Onions / Behave Yourself [Digital 45]	funk soul
82		2010-05-17	Janelle Monáe	The ArchAndroid	funk soul	neo-soul # 5 soul # 33 pop soul # 47
71		2010-06-28	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters	jazz funk	fusion # 88 jazz # 95 jazz-funk # 96 jazz fusion # 97
40		2010-09-14	Chromeo	Business Casual	electronic funk
66		2010-11-05	CeeLo Green	The Lady Killer	funk neo-soul pop soul	neo-soul # 76 pop soul # 96
46		2012-09-17	Breakbot	By Your Side	france funk	france # 99
96		2012-12-03	Bruno Mars	An Evening With Silk Sonic	funk	soul # 39 pop soul # 85 philly soul # 99
92		2013-05-17	Daft Punk	Random Access Memories	electronic disco funk	house # 20 electronic # 87 disco # 96
100		2013-10-04	Miley Cyrus	Flowers	american disco female vocalists funk funk rock	female vocalists # 99 disco # 100 funk rock # 100 american # 100
88		2014-03-04	Pharrell Williams	G I R L	funk pop rnb
35		2014-04-11	Paolo Nutini	Caustic Love	funk soul
43		2014-08-26	Vulfpeck	Fugue State	funk
95		2014-11-10	Mark Ronson	Uptown Funk	funk
91		2015-01-12	Mark Ronson	Uptown Special	funk
69		2015-03-16	Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp a Butterfly	jazz rap	neo-soul # 12 hardcore hip hop # 33 west coast hip hop # 35 g-funk # 49 poetry # 58 conscious hip hop # 97 jazz rap # 100
47		2015-10-09	Vulfpeck	Thrill of the Arts	funk
37		2016-10-17	Vulfpeck	The Beautiful Game	funk
97		2016-12-02	Childish Gambino	"Awaken, My Love!"	funk soul	neo-soul # 48 soul # 79
93		2017-06-30	Calvin Harris	Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1	disco funk	disco # 93
11		2017-11-13	LAY	Honey	funk hip-hop rnb
8		2018-02-10	Mc Hariel	Avisa que é o Funk	brazilian funk hip-hop rap	brazilian # 76
6		2018-04-27	Janelle Monáe	Dirty Computer	rnb pop	art pop # 1 contemporary rnb # 50
4		2018-09-17	Bonde R300	Oh Nanana	brazil brazilian funk	brazilian # 73 brazil # 92
50		2018-11-09	Anitta	KiSsES	funk reggaeton	latin # 38 reggaeton # 68
78		2018-11-09	Anitta	Solo	brazilian dance funk latin latin pop pop reggaeton	dance # 28 latin # 93 reggaeton # 96 latin pop # 98 brazilian # 99
64		2018-11-16	Anderson .Paak	Oxnard	funk rap
60		2019-01-19	Toro y Moi	Outer Peace	alternative rnb funk	alternative rnb # 42
99		2020	BTS	Dynamite	disco funk k-pop pop soul	pop # 89 k-pop # 92 disco # 99 soul # 99
73		2020-03-22	Childish Gambino	3.15.20	funk neo-soul rap	art pop # 3 contemporary rnb # 67 neo-soul # 81
89		2020-04-03	Thundercat	It Is What It Is	funk jazz jazz fusion soul	soul # 68 jazz # 91 jazz fusion # 100
58		2020-06-26	Khruangbin	Mordechai	funk
34		2021-06-18	Felipe Amorim	Cadê o After? Pt. 1	edm funk swing trap	edm # 74 swing # 96
62		2022-02-10	Gloria Groove	Lady Leste	funk hip-hop pop
33		2022-03-15	The Weeknd	Dawn FM (Alternate World)	dream pop funk pop synthpop
98		2022-05-08	Kendrick Lamar	The Heart Part 5	conscious hip hop disco funk neo-soul sampling spiritual west coast hip hop	west coast hip hop # 2 neo-soul # 95 disco # 97 sampling # 99 spiritual # 100 conscious hip hop # 100
15		2022-10-18	Priscilla	Quer Dançar	brazilian funk	brazilian # 80
39		2023-08-24	BADBADNOTGOOD	The Chocolate Conquistadors (From Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist)	abstract hip hop funk instrumental jam band jazz fusion jazz rap neo-psychedelia	jazz rap # 71 neo-psychedelia # 71 instrumental # 88 jazz fusion # 94 abstract hip hop # 95 jam band # 100
68		2023-08-24	Anitta	Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story	edm funk pop latino	edm # 85 pop latino # 100
29		2023-10-20	Ana Frango elétrico	Me Chama De Gato Que Eu Sou Sua	funk sophisti-pop baroque pop boogie jazz-funk	smooth jazz # 45 baroque pop # 59 sophisti-pop # 93 jazz-funk # 93 boogie # 99
84		2023-11-17	ENHYPEN	ORANGE BLOOD	funk japan k-pop rnb	rnb # 32 japan # 99
23			PEDRO SAMPAIO	Astro	funk dance pop

Related genres

• soul
• rock
• jazz
• pop
• acoustic
• instrumental
• electronic
• disco
• dance
• acid jazz