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100 Greatest Funk Artists |
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Criteria: - The 100 greatest funk artists of all time-artists are based on funk development, representation,
and influence/impact. Also included are largely non-funk artists that have been very influential in funk music
history such as Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and Marvin Gaye, each capped with a defining and
influential funk record (also factored in the rankings are how many funk records each soul/jazz artist has).
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| Last Updated 2-24-06 |
Newly added names are in Red |
Edited by: Jeff B. |
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1. James Brown
2. Sly & The Family Stone
3. George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
4. The Meters
5. Earth, Wind, & Fire
6. Curtis Mayfield
7. Prince
8. Isaac Hayes
9. Kool & The Gang
10. The Isley Brothers
11. Stevie Wonder (Superstition)
12. Zapp & Roger
13. The Ohio Players
14. War
15. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
16. Fred Wesley & The JBs/The JBs
17. The Gap Band
18. Rick James
19. The Temptations (Papa was a Rollin' Stone)
20. Dyke & The Blazers
21. Herbie Hancock/The Headhunters (Chameleon)
22. Gil Scott-Heron (In the Bottle)
23. Miles Davis (Right Off)
24. The Average White Band
25. Cameo
26. The Blackbyrds/Donald Byrd
27. The Fatback Band
28. Fela Anikulapo Kuti
29. Maceo Parker & The Macks
30. Tower of Power
31. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
32. Roy Ayers (Running Away)
33. Cymande
34. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
35. Brass Construction
36. The Bar-Kays
37. Slave
38. B.T. Express
39. Con Funk Shun
40. Bootsy's Rubber Band/Bootsy Collins
41. The Commodores
42. Betty Davis
43. Bobby Byrd
44. Lee Dorsey (Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further?)
45. Lyn Collins (The Female Preacher)
46. The Staple Singers (I'll Take You There)
47. Marvin Gaye (Got to Give It Up)
48. The Brothers Johnson
49. Brick
50. Rufus Thomas
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51. The Time/Jesse Johnson/Morris Day
52. Teena Marie
53. Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
54. Sheila E.
55. Mtume
56. Midnight Star
57. Mary Jane Girls
58. Gwen McCrae
59. Klymaxx
60. Marva Whitney
61. The Jones Girls
62. Trouble Funk
63. Rose Royce
64. Deodato
65. Donny Hathaway (The Ghetto)
66. Bill Withers (Lovely Day)
67. Edwin Starr (War)
68. Jean Knight (Mr. Big Stuff)
69. Eddie Kendricks (Keep on Truckin' Part I)
70. Skyy
71. Maze feat. Frankie Beverly (Joy and Pain)
72. The Dazz Band
73. Shalamar
74. Instant Funk
75. Jermaine Jackson
76. Aretha Franklin(Rock Steady)
77. Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (Expansions)
78. George Duke (Shine On)
79. Taana Gardner
80. Willie Hutch
81. Yarbrough & Peoples
82. Tom Browne (Funkin' for Jamaica)
83. Graham Central Station
84. Billy Preston (Outa-Space)
85. King Curtis & The Kingpins (Memphis Soul Stew)
86. Joe Tex (I Gotcha)
87. Carl Douglas (Kung Fu Fighting)
88. Jimmy Castor
89. Vanity 6
90. Cliff Nobles (The Horse)
91. Imagination
92. T-Connection
93. One Way
94. Hot Chocolate
95. Loose Ends
96. Loose Joint
97. LTD
98. Ramsey Lewis
99. Johnny "Guitar" Watson (Superman)
100. Mandrill
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TOP 5 "NEO"-FUNK ARTISTS |
TOP 5 G-FUNK ARTISTS |
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Prince & The New Power Generation
3. Living Colour
4. Fishbone
5. Faith No More
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1. Dr. Dre
2. 2Pac
3. Snoop Dogg
4. Ice Cube
5. Warren G.
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Disclaimer: There is nothing 'Official' about these lists. They are compiled by the 'editor' using the
stated criteria, and revised considering the competent suggestions of visitors to this website only.
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