Best funk albums
Funk puts rhythm first: syncopated basslines, choppy guitar, horn stabs, and drumming locked into "the one." James Brown engineered the blueprint in the 1960s, and Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly Stone, and Prince expanded it into a universe sampled endlessly by hip-hop.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best funk album is Purple Rain by Prince, rated 4.6/5 by 21 listeners.
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The Best OfMarvin Gaye · 20094.4 score · 4.8 avg · 5 ratings4.44.8 avg · 5 ratings
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Super FlyCurtis Mayfield · 19724.3 score · 5.0 avg · 3 ratings4.35.0 avg · 3 ratings
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TrombipulationParliament · 19804.3 score · 4.7 avg · 6 ratings4.34.7 avg · 6 ratings
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InnervisionsStevie Wonder · 19734.3 score · 4.4 avg · 25 ratings4.34.4 avg · 25 ratings
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Love Is All AroundWAR · 19764.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings4.34.7 avg · 5 ratings
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“Awaken, My Love!”Childish Gambino · 20164.3 score · 4.5 avg · 12 ratings4.34.5 avg · 12 ratings
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Modern ManStanley Clarke · 19784.3 score · 4.8 avg · 4 ratings4.34.8 avg · 4 ratings
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ScreamMichael Jackson · 19954.2 score · 4.4 avg · 10 ratings4.24.4 avg · 10 ratings
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Head HuntersHerbie Hancock · 19734.2 score · 4.4 avg · 10 ratings4.24.4 avg · 10 ratings
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4EverPrince · 20164.2 score · 4.6 avg · 4 ratings4.24.6 avg · 4 ratings
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Call MeAl Green · 19734.2 score · 4.6 avg · 4 ratings4.24.6 avg · 4 ratings
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All Day MusicWAR · 19714.2 score · 4.4 avg · 7 ratings4.24.4 avg · 7 ratings
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Live At Talk Of The TownStevie Wonder · 19704.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings4.24.5 avg · 5 ratings
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Jeffrey OsborneJeffrey Osborne · 19824.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings4.24.7 avg · 3 ratings
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untitled unmastered.Kendrick Lamar · 20164.2 score · 4.2 avg · 150 ratings4.24.2 avg · 150 ratings
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Carl CarltonCarl Carlton · 19814.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings4.24.5 avg · 4 ratings
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The 12 Year Old Genius - Recorded LiveStevie Wonder · 20134.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings4.24.5 avg · 4 ratings
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VolcanoJungle · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings4.24.3 avg · 12 ratings
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FireOhio Players · 19744.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings4.24.4 avg · 5 ratings
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Lioness: Hidden TreasuresAmy Winehouse · 20114.2 score · 4.2 avg · 107 ratings4.24.2 avg · 107 ratings
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Marvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellMarvin Gaye · 20004.2 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings4.24.3 avg · 6 ratings
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French Kiwi JuiceFKJ · 20174.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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The Nashville SessionThe New Mastersounds · 20164.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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EargasmJohnnie Taylor · 19764.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Feel No FretAverage White Band · 19794.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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JoyIsaac Hayes · 19734.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk · 20134.2 score · 4.2 avg · 852 ratings4.24.2 avg · 852 ratings
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The Very Best of PrincePrince · 20014.1 score · 4.2 avg · 17 ratings4.14.2 avg · 17 ratings
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Moods Of Marvin GayeMarvin Gaye · 19664.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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The Brothers: IsleyThe Isley Brothers · 19694.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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You're The Man (Expanded Edition)Marvin Gaye · 20194.1 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings4.14.3 avg · 6 ratings
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Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever ChangingThe Neighbourhood · 20184.1 score · 4.1 avg · 362 ratings4.14.1 avg · 362 ratings
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JungleJungle · 20144.1 score · 4.1 avg · 22 ratings4.14.1 avg · 22 ratings
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A Seat at the TableSolange · 20164.1 score · 4.1 avg · 27 ratings4.14.1 avg · 27 ratings
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UltimatePrince · 20064.1 score · 4.2 avg · 8 ratings4.14.2 avg · 8 ratings
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Harry's HouseHarry Styles · 20224.1 score · 4.1 avg · 220 ratings4.14.1 avg · 220 ratings
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Loving in StereoJungle · 20214.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Soul PortraitWillie Hutch · 19694.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Live In EuropeGhost Funk Orchestra · 20264.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Live at the Apollo, 1962James Brown · 19634.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Killer on the RampageEddy Grant · 19824.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings4.14.3 avg · 4 ratings
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Cut the CakeAverage White Band · 19754.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings4.14.3 avg · 4 ratings
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I Got the Feelin'James Brown · 19684.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings4.14.3 avg · 4 ratings
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The PromiseEarth, Wind & Fire · 20034.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings4.14.3 avg · 4 ratings
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We Came to PlayTower of Power · 19784.1 score · 4.2 avg · 6 ratings4.14.2 avg · 6 ratings
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Check Your HeadBeastie Boys · 19924.1 score · 4.1 avg · 7 ratings4.14.1 avg · 7 ratings
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Sign "O" the TimesPrince · 19874.0 score · 4.1 avg · 14 ratings4.04.1 avg · 14 ratings
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Maggot BrainFunkadelic · 19714.0 score · 4.1 avg · 17 ratings4.04.1 avg · 17 ratings
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I Want YouMarvin Gaye · 19764.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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