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The greatest funk artists of all time

49 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Prince

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk
23.372
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2 Jamiroquai United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1992– · acid jazz 5.739
3 Daft Punk France flagFrance · 1993–2021 · electronic 5.567
4 Stevie Wonder United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul 5.490
5 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 4.260
6 The Revolution United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–1986 · funk 3.794
7 Funkadelic United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1968–1981 · funk 3.430
8 Sly & the Family Stone United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967–1975 · funk 3.125
9 Curtis Mayfield United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–1999 · soul 2.400
10 Parliament United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1968–1980 · funk 2.000
11 Red Hot Chili Peppers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 1.668
12 Beastie Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop 1.630
13 Isaac Hayes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2008 · soul 1.525
14 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 1.466
15 The Clash United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1986 · punk rock 1.453
16 Terence Trent D’Arby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · funk 1.292
17 Kendrick Lamar United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 1.257
18 Childish Gambino United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hip hop 1.237
19 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 1.202
20 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 1.082
21 The New Power Generation United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · pop 1.031
22 Nine Inch Nails United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · industrial 0.992
23 Black Eyed Peas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 0.806
24 Herbie Hancock United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940– · jazz 0.780