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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
25 Bruno Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.772
26 The Used United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 0.691
27 Janelle Monáe United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.683
28 N*E*R*D United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 0.621
29 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 0.615
30 CAKE United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · rock 0.586
31 Harry Styles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · pop 0.567
32 Bill Withers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1938–2020 · soul 0.560
33 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 0.557
34 Talking Heads United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave 0.518
35 Say What? United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2005– · funk 0.492
36 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.428
37 Fatboy Slim United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963– · big beat 0.392
38 The Isley Brothers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1954– · soul 0.356
39 Al Green United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1946– · soul 0.354
40 Paul Simon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · pop 0.326
41 D’Angelo United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–2025 · neo soul 0.300
42 Massive Attack United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 0.289
43 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 0.273
44 David Byrne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1952– · art rock 0.273
45 The Jimi Hendrix Experience United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1969 · blues rock 0.242
46 Toto United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 0.234
47 Mr. Bungle United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.210
48 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 0.200