Best funk artists of the 1960s
Singles paid the bills at the start of the decade and albums did by the end of it. Once a record could hold one idea across two sides, psychedelia and Southern soul both started writing for the longer form, from opposite ends of the country.
Everyone who released a funk album in the 1960s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.
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Marvin Gaye11 albums here4.24.2 avg · 70 ratings
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Al Green2 albums here4.04.1 avg · 23 ratings
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Isaac Hayes1 album here4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
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Billy Preston3 albums here4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
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Kool & The Gang1 album here4.04.0 avg · 4 ratings
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Ohio Players2 albums here4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
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The Meters1 album here4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Ann Peebles1 album here4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Barry White2 albums here3.93.9 avg · 5 ratings
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James Brown20 albums here3.93.9 avg · 18 ratings
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The Isley Brothers5 albums here3.93.9 avg · 9 ratings
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Quincy Jones16 albums here3.83.7 avg · 18 ratings
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The Jackson 51 album here2 ratings
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Sly & The Family Stone4 albums here2 ratings
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Dorothy Ashby4 albums here2 ratings
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Willie Hutch1 album here2 ratings
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Lee Dorsey4 albums here2 ratings
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Betty Wright1 album here1 rating
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The Bar-Kays2 albums here1 rating
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Bobby Womack2 albums here
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Roy Ayers5 albums here
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Edwin Starr3 albums here
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Shirley Caesar1 album here
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Janko Nilović4 albums here
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King Floyd1 album here
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Joe Bataan4 albums here
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The Chambers Brothers6 albums here
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Arthur Conley1 album here
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Joe Tex5 albums here
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