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Most Acclaimed Funk Albums of All Time Beta

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#1 Purple Rain (1984)

Prince and the Revolution | 19 lists

#2 Thriller (1982)

Michael Jackson | 19 lists

#3 Innervisions (1973)

Stevie Wonder | 17 lists

#4 Sign o' the Times (1987)

Prince | 24 lists

#5 Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

Stevie Wonder | 14 lists

#6 Graceland (1986)

Paul Simon | 19 lists

#7 Stankonia (2000)

OutKast | 27 lists

#8 Live at the Apollo (1963)

James Brown and the Famous Flames | 12 lists

#9 There's a Riot Goin' On (1971)

Sly and the Family Stone | 13 lists

#10 Off the Wall (1979)

Michael Jackson | 10 lists

#11 A Seat at the Table (2016)

Solange | 18 lists

#12 Discovery (2001)

Daft Punk | 19 lists

#13 Maggot Brain (1971)

Funkadelic | 9 lists

#14 Parallel Lines (1978)

Blondie | 9 lists

#15 Stand! (1969)

Sly and the Family Stone | 9 lists

#16 Voodoo (2000)

D’Angelo | 18 lists

#17 Station to Station (1976)

David Bowie | 7 lists

#18 Ill Communication (1994)

Beastie Boys | 13 lists

#19 Homework (1997)

Daft Punk | 11 lists

#20 Super Fly (1972)

Curtis Mayfield | 6 lists

#21 1999 (1982)

Prince | 7 lists

#22 Since I Left You (2000)

The Avalanches | 13 lists

#23 Black Messiah (2014)

D'Angelo and the Vanguard | 13 lists

#24 Talking Book (1972)

Stevie Wonder | 6 lists

#25 Head Hunters (1973)

Herbie Hancock | 6 lists

#26 Gris-Gris (1968)

Dr. John | 6 lists

#27 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)

OutKast | 13 lists

#28 Hot Buttered Soul (1969)

Isaac Hayes | 6 lists

#29 Mothership Connection (1975)

Parliament | 6 lists

#30 Control (1986)

Janet Jackson | 8 lists

#31 Call Me (1973)

Al Green | 6 lists

#32 One Nation Under a Groove (1978)

Funkadelic | 5 lists

#33 My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)

Brian Eno & David Byrne | 7 lists

#34 Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Bee Gees & Various Artists | 6 lists

#35 This Is Happening (2010)

LCD Soundsystem | 13 lists

#36 Dirty Mind (1980)

Prince | 8 lists

#37 Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)

Janet Jackson | 7 lists

#38 Check Your Head (1992)

Beastie Boys | 9 lists

#39 Bad (1987)

Michael Jackson | 7 lists

#40 Let's Get It On (1973)

Marvin Gaye | 5 lists

#41 Curtis (1970)

Curtis Mayfield | 4 lists

#42 Brown Sugar (1995)

D’Angelo | 8 lists

#43 Dirty Computer (2018)

Janelle Monáe | 8 lists

#44 The Velvet Rope (1997)

Janet Jackson | 6 lists

#45 Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)

Red Hot Chili Peppers | 6 lists

#46 More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)

Talking Heads | 4 lists

#47 Stop Making Sense (1984)

Talking Heads | 6 lists

#48 Nightclubbing (1981)

Grace Jones | 5 lists

#49 Here, My Dear (1978)

Marvin Gaye | 4 lists

#50 Random Access Memories (2013)

Daft Punk | 9 lists

#51 Inspiration Information (1974)

Shuggie Otis | 4 lists

#52 The World Is a Ghetto (1972)

War | 3 lists

#53 LCD Soundsystem (2005)

LCD Soundsystem | 7 lists

#54 On the Corner (1972)

Miles Davis | 4 lists

#55 3 + 3 (1973)

The Isley Brothers | 3 lists

#56 Risqué (1979)

Chic | 3 lists

#57 Music of My Mind (1972)

Stevie Wonder | 3 lists

#58 That's the Way of the World (1975)

Earth, Wind & Fire | 3 lists

#59 C'est Chic (1978)

Chic | 3 lists

#60 Californication (1999)

Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4 lists

#61 África Brasil (1976)

Jorge Ben | 3 lists

#62 Bad Girls (1979)

Donna Summer | 2 lists

#63 Rapture (1986)

Anita Baker | 5 lists

#64 The ArchAndroid (2010)

Janelle Monáe | 7 lists

#65 Star Time (1991)

James Brown | 3 lists

#66 Rejuvenation (1974)

The Meters | 2 lists

#67 Look-Ka Py Py (1969)

The Meters | 2 lists

#68 Greatest Hits (1970)

Sly and the Family Stone | 2 lists

#69 I'm Still in Love with You (1972)

Al Green | 2 lists

#70 Janet (1993)

Janet Jackson | 4 lists

#71 Sex Machine (1970)

James Brown | 2 lists

#72 We Are Family (1979)

Sister Sledge | 2 lists

#73 Hercules and Love Affair (2008)

Hercules and Love Affair | 5 lists

#74 There's No Place Like America Today (1975)

Curtis Mayfield | 2 lists

#75 Al Green's Greatest Hits (1975)

Al Green | 2 lists

#76 Arrival (1976)

ABBA | 2 lists

#77 Anthology (1973)

The Temptations | 2 lists

#78 Parade (1986)

Prince and the Revolution | 2 lists

#16

Prince and the Revolution

Rock / Pop / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Minneapolis Sound / Pop Rock

19 lists

Purple Rain 1984

#25

Michael Jackson

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Disco

19 lists

Thriller 1982

#30

Stevie Wonder

Soul / Funk / Psychedelic Soul

17 lists

Innervisions 1973

#32

Prince

Rock / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Minneapolis Sound / Pop Rock

24 lists

Sign o' the Times 1987

#35

Stevie Wonder

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Art Pop / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

14 lists

Songs in the Key of Life 1976

#57

Paul Simon

Rock / Pop / R&B / Funk / Folk / World / African / Afrobeat / Folk Rock / Pop Rock / Rhythm & Blues

19 lists

Graceland 1986

#66

OutKast

Hip Hop / Electronic / Funk / Conscious Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap / P-Funk / Pop Rap / Techno

27 lists

Stankonia 2000

#69

James Brown and the Famous Flames

Soul / R&B / Funk / Rhythm & Blues / Southern Soul

12 lists

Live at the Apollo 1963

#79

Sly and the Family Stone

Soul / R&B / Funk / Psychedelic Soul / Rhythm & Blues

13 lists

There's a Riot Goin' On 1971

#10

#115

Michael Jackson

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

10 lists

Off the Wall 1979

#11

#117

Solange

Hip Hop / Electronic / Soul / R&B / Funk / Neo Soul / Rhythm & Blues

18 lists

A Seat at the Table 2016

#12

#134

Daft Punk

Electronic / Funk / Disco / Electro / House

19 lists

Discovery 2001

#13

#139

Funkadelic

Rock / Funk / P-Funk / Psychedelic Rock

9 lists

Maggot Brain 1971

#14

#157

Blondie

Rock / Funk / Punk / Disco / New Wave / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

9 lists

Parallel Lines 1978

#15

#159

Sly and the Family Stone

Rock / Soul / Funk / Psychedelic Rock / Psychedelic Soul

9 lists

Stand! 1969

#16

#166

D’Angelo

Hip Hop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

18 lists

Voodoo 2000

#17

#186

David Bowie

Rock / Soul / R&B / Funk / Art Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock / Rhythm & Blues

7 lists

Station to Station 1976

#18

#194

Beastie Boys

Rock / Hip Hop / Funk / Jazz / Punk / Metal / Alternative Hip Hop / Alternative Metal / Conscious Hip Hop / Hardcore Punk / Jazz-Funk / Turntablism

13 lists

Ill Communication 1994

#19

#265

Daft Punk

Electronic / Funk / Disco / Electro / House / Techno

11 lists

Homework 1997

#20

#272

Curtis Mayfield

Soul / R&B / Funk

6 lists

Super Fly 1972

#21

#282

Prince

Rock / Pop / Funk / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound / Pop Rock

7 lists

1999 1982

#22

#284

The Avalanches

Electronic / Funk / Disco / Downtempo / House / Plunderphonics

13 lists

Since I Left You 2000

#23

#286

D'Angelo and the Vanguard

Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

13 lists

Black Messiah 2014

#24

#299

Stevie Wonder

Soul / R&B / Funk

6 lists

Talking Book 1972

#25

#305

Herbie Hancock

Funk / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Jazz Fusion

6 lists

Head Hunters 1973

#26

#309

Dr. John

Rock / Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Blues / Jazz Fusion / Psychedelic Rock / Psychedelic Soul / Rhythm & Blues / Soul-Jazz

6 lists

Gris-Gris 1968

#27

#312

OutKast

Pop / Hip Hop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Conscious Hip Hop / Contemporary R&B / Electro / Gangsta Rap / Pop Rap

13 lists

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 2003

#28

#320

Isaac Hayes

Soul / Funk / Disco

6 lists

Hot Buttered Soul 1969

#29

#328

Parliament

Soul / Funk / P-Funk / Psychedelic Soul

6 lists

Mothership Connection 1975

#30

#329

Janet Jackson

Pop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound / Synth-pop

8 lists

Control 1986

#31

#349

Al Green

Soul / R&B / Funk / Rhythm & Blues / Southern Soul

6 lists

Call Me 1973

#32

#359

Funkadelic

Rock / Soul / Funk / P-Funk

5 lists

One Nation Under a Groove 1978

#33

#371

Brian Eno & David Byrne

Rock / Electronic / Funk / Ambient / Art Rock

7 lists

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts 1981

#34

#381

Bee Gees & Various Artists

Pop / Soul / Funk / Disco

6 lists

Saturday Night Fever 1977

#35

#387

LCD Soundsystem

Rock / Electronic / Funk / Punk / Alternative Dance / Disco / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

13 lists

This Is Happening 2010

#36

#392

Prince

Rock / Pop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Alternative Dance / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound / New Wave

8 lists

Dirty Mind 1980

#37

#399

Janet Jackson

Pop / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound

7 lists

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 1989

#38

#408

Beastie Boys

Rock / Hip Hop / Funk / Punk / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Hip Hop

9 lists

Check Your Head 1992

#39

#412

Michael Jackson

Rock / Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Disco / Pop Rock

7 lists

Bad 1987

#40

#430

Marvin Gaye

Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B

5 lists

Let's Get It On 1973

#41

#443

Curtis Mayfield

Soul / Funk

4 lists

Curtis 1970

#42

#447

D’Angelo

Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

8 lists

Brown Sugar 1995

#43

#452

Janelle Monáe

Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

8 lists

Dirty Computer 2018

#44

#471

Janet Jackson

Pop / Hip Hop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Art Pop / Contemporary R&B / House

6 lists

The Velvet Rope 1997

#45

#509

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rock / Funk / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock

6 lists

Blood Sugar Sex Magik 1991

#46

#525

Talking Heads

Rock / Funk / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

4 lists

More Songs About Buildings and Food 1978

#47

#527

Talking Heads

Rock / Funk / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

6 lists

Stop Making Sense 1984

#48

#543

Grace Jones

Pop / Electronic / Funk / Reggae / Art Pop / Disco / Downtempo / Dub / Synth-pop

5 lists

Nightclubbing 1981

#49

#545

Marvin Gaye

Soul / Funk

4 lists

Here, My Dear 1978

#50

#549

Daft Punk

Pop / Electronic / Funk / Disco / Electro / House / Synth-pop

9 lists

Random Access Memories 2013

#51

#556

Shuggie Otis

Rock / Soul / Funk / Blues Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Psychedelic Soul

4 lists

Inspiration Information 1974

#52

#557

War

Soul / Funk / Psychedelic Soul

3 lists

The World Is a Ghetto 1972

#53

#572

LCD Soundsystem

Rock / Electronic / Funk / Punk / Alternative Dance / Disco / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

7 lists

LCD Soundsystem 2005

#54

#579

Miles Davis

Funk / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Jazz Fusion

4 lists

On the Corner 1972

#55

#594

The Isley Brothers

Rock / Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B

3 lists

3 + 3 1973

#56

#632

Chic

Soul / Funk / Disco

3 lists

Risqué 1979

#57

#652

Stevie Wonder

Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Rhythm & Blues / Soul-Jazz

3 lists

Music of My Mind 1972

#58

#675

Earth, Wind & Fire

Soul / R&B / Funk / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

3 lists

That's the Way of the World 1975

#59

#695

Chic

R&B / Funk / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

3 lists

C'est Chic 1978

#60

#714

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rock / Funk / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock

4 lists

Californication 1999

#61

#716

Jorge Ben

Soul / Funk / World / Brazilian

3 lists

África Brasil 1976

#62

#718

Donna Summer

Pop / Electronic / Funk / Disco / Synth-pop

2 lists

Bad Girls 1979

#63

#729

Anita Baker

Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Disco / Rhythm & Blues / Smooth Jazz

5 lists

Rapture 1986

#64

#740

Janelle Monáe

Rock / Pop / Hip Hop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul / New Wave

7 lists

The ArchAndroid 2010

#65

#757

James Brown

Soul / Funk

3 lists

Star Time 1991

#66

#767

The Meters

Soul / Funk

2 lists

Rejuvenation 1974

#67

#921

The Meters

Soul / Funk

2 lists

Look-Ka Py Py 1969

#68

#926

Sly and the Family Stone

Rock / Soul / Funk / Psychedelic Soul

2 lists

Greatest Hits 1970

#69

#935

Al Green

Soul / Funk / Southern Soul

2 lists

I'm Still in Love with You 1972

#70

#944

Janet Jackson

Pop / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop

4 lists

Janet 1993

#71

#945

James Brown

Soul / Funk

2 lists

Sex Machine 1970

#72

#954

Sister Sledge

Funk / Disco

2 lists

We Are Family 1979

#73

#955

Hercules and Love Affair

Electronic / Funk / Disco / House

5 lists

Hercules and Love Affair 2008

#74

#958

Curtis Mayfield

Soul / Funk

2 lists

There's No Place Like America Today 1975

#75

#962

Al Green

Soul / Funk

2 lists

Al Green's Greatest Hits 1975

#76

#972

ABBA

Pop / Funk / Dance-pop / Disco

2 lists

Arrival 1976

#77

#977

The Temptations

Soul / R&B / Funk / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

2 lists

Anthology 1973

#78

#988

Prince and the Revolution

Rock / Pop / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Minneapolis Sound / Pop Rock / Psychedelic Rock

2 lists

Parade 1986

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