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Best funk albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best funk album of the 1980s is Purple Rain by Prince, rated 4.7/5 by 21 listeners.

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  1. Purple Rain cover№ 1Purple RainPrince · 19844.5Weighted score4.7 avg · 21 ratings
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  1. 2Sign "O" the Times coverSign "O" the TimesPrince · 19874.0 score · 4.0 avg · 15 ratings
  2. 3Controversy coverControversyPrince · 19819 ratings
  3. 4Batman coverBatmanPrince · 19898 ratings
  4. 5We're Movin' Up coverWe're Movin' UpAtlantic Starr · 19886 ratings
  5. 6Trombipulation coverTrombipulationParliament · 19806 ratings
  6. 7Two Places at the Same Time coverTwo Places at the Same TimeRay Parker Jr. · 19806 ratings
  7. 8Parade - Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon coverParade - Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry MoonPrince · 19865 ratings
  8. 9Solid coverSolidAshford & Simpson · 19845 ratings
  9. 10After Midnight coverAfter MidnightThe Manhattans · 19805 ratings
  10. 11Workin' It Back coverWorkin' It BackTeddy Pendergrass · 19855 ratings
  11. 12Hotter Than July coverHotter Than JulyStevie Wonder · 19804 ratings
  12. 131999 cover1999Prince · 19824 ratings
  13. 14Killer on the Rampage coverKiller on the RampageEddy Grant · 19824 ratings
  14. 15Carl Carlton coverCarl CarltonCarl Carlton · 19814 ratings
  15. 16Cameosis coverCameosisCameo · 19804 ratings
  16. 17Diana coverDianaDiana Ross · 19804 ratings
  17. 18Dirty Mind coverDirty MindPrince · 19803 ratings
  18. 19Rocks, Pebbles and Sand coverRocks, Pebbles and SandStanley Clarke · 19803 ratings
  19. 20Juicy Fruit coverJuicy FruitMtume · 19833 ratings
  20. 21Jeffrey Osborne coverJeffrey OsborneJeffrey Osborne · 19823 ratings
  21. 22Lōc-ed After Dark coverLōc-ed After DarkTone-Lōc · 19893 ratings
  22. 23B-Movie Matinee coverB-Movie MatineeNile Rodgers · 19853 ratings
  23. 24Love Somebody Today coverLove Somebody TodaySister Sledge · 19803 ratings
  24. 25Around the World in a Day coverAround the World in a DayPrince · 19852 ratings
  25. 26Raise! coverRaise!Earth, Wind & Fire · 19812 ratings
  26. 27Street Songs coverStreet SongsRick James · 19812 ratings
  27. 28Mambo Nassau coverMambo NassauLizzy Mercier Descloux · 19812 ratings
  28. 29U-Turn coverU-TurnIsaac Hayes · 19862 ratings
  29. 30Perfect Machine coverPerfect MachineHerbie Hancock · 19882 ratings
  30. 31Tongue in Chic coverTongue in ChicChic · 19822 ratings
  31. 32C.K. coverC.K.Chaka Khan · 19882 ratings
  32. 33We Go a Long Way Back coverWe Go a Long Way BackBloodstone · 19822 ratings
  33. 34Love All the Hurt Away coverLove All the Hurt AwayAretha Franklin · 19812 ratings
  34. 35Friends coverFriendsShalamar · 19822 ratings
  35. 36Fantastic Voyage coverFantastic VoyageLakeside · 19802 ratings
  36. 37Your Wish Is My Command coverYour Wish Is My CommandLakeside · 19812 ratings
  37. 38Love Is Where You Find It coverLove Is Where You Find ItThe Whispers · 19812 ratings
  38. 39Sign “☮” the Times coverSign “☮” the TimesPrince · 19872 ratings
  39. 40O Descobridor Dos Sete mares coverO Descobridor Dos Sete maresTim Maia · 19831 rating
  40. 41In Square Circle coverIn Square CircleStevie Wonder · 19851 rating
  41. 42Lovesexy coverLovesexyPrince · 19881 rating
  42. 43Joy and Pain coverJoy and PainMaze · 19801 rating
  43. 44We Are One coverWe Are OneMaze · 19831 rating
  44. 45Cold Blooded coverCold BloodedRick James · 19831 rating
  45. 46Alexander O'Neal coverAlexander O'NealAlexander O'Neal · 19851 rating
  46. 47Real People coverReal PeopleChic · 19801 rating
  47. 48She's Strange coverShe's StrangeCameo · 19841 rating
  48. 49Wonderful coverWonderfulRick James · 19881 rating
  49. 50Irons in the Fire coverIrons in the FireTeena Marie · 19801 rating

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