funk artists

At a glance

203 published funk artists; 2,092 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (52 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most funk artists. United States leads with 138.

• United States 138
• United Kingdom 14
• Canada 7
• Brazil 6
• France 5
• Japan 5
• Nigeria 3
• Germany 2

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with funk. The most shared is soul, with 82 artists in both.

• soul 82
• rhythm and blues 65
• pop music 52
• jazz 32
• rock music 31
• hip-hop 29
• contemporary R&B 25
• disco 22

Covers from funk

2,092 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Prince has the most release groups (300); Little Richard the longest career (74 years); Aretha Franklin the most awards (88).

More funk artists

Showing 1–108 of 108 artists

Childish Gambino

United States · Person · born 1983

contemporary R&B, soul, funk, comedy hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, alternative R&B, indie pop, psychedelic rap, psychedelic music, psychedelic hip-hop, psychedelic soul, dark pop, observational comedy, surreal humour, black comedy, musical comedy, sketch comedy

32.9M listeners · 58 wikis · Tier 1

OutKast

United States · Group · 1992–2007

funk, jazz, progressive rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, alternative hip-hop, jazz rap, psychedelic rap, psychedelic hip-hop, Atlanta hip-hop

28.2M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 2

CeeLo Green

United States · Person · born 1975

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, gospel music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south

16.5M listeners · 58 wikis · Tier 1

Aaliyah

United States · Person · born 1979

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, new jack swing, electronica

6.8M listeners · 76 wikis · Tier 2

Jason Mraz

United States · Person · born 1977

pop music, funk, pop rock, jazz, alternative rock, reggae, blue-eyed soul, surf music, alternative hip-hop

18.8M listeners · 51 wikis · Tier 1

Sade

United Kingdom · Group · 1982–present

pop music, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, soft rock, smooth jazz, sophisti-pop

28.1M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

Kool & The Gang

United States · Group · 1964–present

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz

10.9M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 2

The Temptations

United States · Group · 1960–present

rock music, rock and roll, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, doo-wop

8.5M listeners · 38 wikis · Tier 2

Gym Class Heroes

United States · Group · 1997–present

funk, rhythm and blues, rap rock, pop rap, alternative hip-hop, emo rap

23.1M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 1

The Jackson 5

United States · Group · 1964–1989

pop music, soul, disco, funk, rhythm and blues, bubblegum music

6.2M listeners · 57 wikis · Tier 2

Jamiroquai

United Kingdom · Group · 1992–present

pop music, funk, alternative rock, dance-rock, funk rock, jazz-funk, acid jazz, nu-funk

9.7M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 2

Anderson .Paak

United States · Person · born 1986

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, alternative R&B

22.9M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 1

Labrinth

United Kingdom · Person · born 1989

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, pop rock, electronic music, dance-pop, hip-hop, alternative rock, synth-pop, drum and bass, grime, dubstep, post-dubstep

19.4M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 1

George Benson

United States · Person · born 1943

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, smooth jazz

8.6M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 3

Lukas Graham

Denmark · Group · 2011–present

pop music, soul, funk, pop rock

15.8M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 1

Hikaru Utada

Japan · Person · born 1983

contemporary R&B, funk, rhythm and blues, dance-pop, synth-pop, J-pop, ethereal wave

6.4M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 3

Billy Ocean

Trinidad and Tobago · Person · born 1950

pop music, soul, funk, rhythm and blues

7.6M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 2

KC and the Sunshine Band

United States · Group · 1973–present

disco, funk

9M listeners · 25 wikis · Tier 3

Commodores

United States · Group · 1968–present

funk

7.2M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 2

James Brown

United States · Person · born 1933

soul, funk, gospel music, blues, doo-wop

100 wikis · Tier 2

Kaytranada

Canada · Person · born 1992

contemporary R&B, funk, dance music, electronic music, hip-hop, house music

7.9M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Finger Eleven

Canada · Group · 1990–present

hard rock, funk, pop rock, dance-pop, alternative rock, funk rock, funk metal, alternative metal, nu metal, grunge, post-punk revival, post-grunge, dance-punk, acoustic music

6.2M listeners · 22 wikis · Tier 3

Lola Índigo

Spain · Person · born 1992

funk, Latin pop

6.6M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Alla Pugacheva

Soviet Union · Person · born 1949

pop music, disco, funk, blues, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, chanson, new wave, funk rock, traditional pop, estrada, Russian pop

109 wikis · Tier 2

MC Kevin

Brazil · Person · born 1998

funk

7.7M listeners · 6 wikis · Tier 3

Little Richard

United States · Person · born 1932

rock music, rock and roll, soul, funk, gospel music, rhythm and blues

67 wikis · Tier 2

Quincy Jones

United States · Person · born 1933

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, swing, bossa nova

73 wikis · Tier 2

Nikolai Noskov

Russia · Person · born 1956

pop music, hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, funk, rhythm and blues, glam rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, electro, synth-pop, new wave, funk rock, blue-eyed soul, glam metal, folk-pop, trip hop, symphonic rock, romance, bard song

78 wikis · Tier 2

Herbie Hancock

United States · Person · born 1940

funk, rhythm and blues, pop rock, jazz, electro, jazz fusion, classical music, jazz-funk, post-bop, bebop, modal jazz, hard bop

60 wikis · Tier 2

Isaac Hayes

United States · Person · born 1942

soul, funk, rhythm and blues

59 wikis · Tier 2

Sade Adu

Person · born 1959

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, soft rock, cool jazz

63 wikis · Tier 2

Serge Gainsbourg

France · Person · born 1928

rock music, pop music, funk, jazz, progressive rock, chanson, reggae, psychedelic pop, mambo, middle of the road, cha-cha-cha

70 wikis · Tier 2

Stevie Ray Vaughan

United States · Person · born 1954

rock music, blues rock, funk, blues

60 wikis · Tier 2

Natalie Cole

United States · Person · born 1950

pop music, soul, funk

58 wikis · Tier 2

Oscar Peterson

Canada · Person · born 1925

funk, blues, jazz, bebop, hard bop, third stream

56 wikis · Tier 2

Curtis Mayfield

United States · Person · born 1942

soul, funk

43 wikis · Tier 2

Ike Turner

United States · Person · born 1931

funk, rhythm and blues, blues

51 wikis · Tier 2

Janelle Monáe

United States · Person · born 1985

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop soul, alternative hip-hop, alternative R&B, psychedelic soul, progressive soul

50 wikis · Tier 2

Luther Vandross

United States · Person · born 1951

soul, funk

40 wikis · Tier 2

George Clinton

United States · Person · born 1941

funk

40 wikis · Tier 2

Sly Stone

United States · Person · born 1943

rock music, soul, funk

38 wikis · Tier 2

Bridgit Mendler

United States · Person · born 1992

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk

51 wikis · Tier 3

Ginger Baker

United Kingdom · Person · born 1939

hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, funk, jazz fusion

41 wikis · Tier 2

Joss Stone

United Kingdom · Person · born 1987

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz, hip-hop

50 wikis · Tier 2

Yannick Noah

France · Person · born 1960

pop music, funk

50 wikis · Tier 3

Chad Smith

United States · Person · born 1961

hard rock, funk, alternative rock

38 wikis · Tier 3

Billy Preston

United States · Person · born 1946

rock music, rock and roll, soul, funk, gospel music, rhythm and blues, blues

47 wikis · Tier 2

Dr. John

United States · Person · born 1941

rock music, funk, rhythm and blues, blues, boogie-woogie, Dixieland jazz

32 wikis · Tier 2

Afrika Bambaataa

United States · Person · born 1957

funk, electronic music, hip-hop, electro, electro house, breakbeat

41 wikis · Tier 2

Sly and the Family Stone

United States · Group · 1967–1975

rock music, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, pop rock, psychedelic soul

31 wikis · Tier 2

André 3000

United States · Person · born 1975

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, electronic music, jazz, progressive rap, pop rap, hip-hop soul, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, ambient music, alternative hip-hop, new age music, jazz rap, Atlanta hip-hop, soul jazz

31 wikis · Tier 3

Rick James

United States · Person · born 1948

rock music, soul, disco, funk, rhythm and blues

40 wikis · Tier 2

Milli Vanilli

Germany · Group · 1988–1990

pop music, contemporary R&B, funk, dance music, rapping

39 wikis · Tier 2

Person

Nate Dogg

United States · Person · born 1969

contemporary R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop soul, West Coast hip-hop, G-funk

38 wikis · Tier 2

Mary Wilson

United States · Person · born 1944

pop music, soul, disco, funk, rhythm and blues, dance music

28 wikis · Tier 2

Grandmaster Flash

Barbados · Person · born 1958

funk, hip-hop, electro, old-school hip-hop, breakbeat

27 wikis · Tier 3

Big Boi

United States · Person · born 1975

funk, progressive rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, alternative hip-hop, psychedelic rap, psychedelic hip-hop, Atlanta hip-hop

27 wikis · Tier 3

Buckethead

United States · Person · born 1969

hard rock, experimental rock, funk, country rock, funk metal, avant-garde jazz, experimental music, noise rock, progressive metal, dark ambient

36 wikis · Tier 3

Angie Stone

United States · Person · born 1961

contemporary R&B, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, neo soul

35 wikis · Tier 2

Bootsy Collins

United States · Person · born 1951

soul, funk, blues, P-Funk

25 wikis · Tier 2

Ike & Tina Turner

United States · Group · 1960–present

rock music, pop music, rock and roll, blues rock, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, blues, funk rock

25 wikis · Tier 3

Larry Graham

United States · Person · born 1946

soul, funk

24 wikis · Tier 3

Parliament-Funkadelic

United States · Group · 1955–present

funk

15 wikis · Tier 3

Stanley Clarke

United States · Person · born 1951

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, funk, jazz, jazz fusion

33 wikis · Tier 2

Freddie King

United States · Person · born 1934

blues rock, funk, blues, Chicago blues

33 wikis · Tier 2

Aaron Neville

United States · Person · born 1941

funk, rhythm and blues

23 wikis · Tier 2

Mariya Takeuchi

Japan · Person · born 1955

soul, disco, funk, J-pop, city pop

32 wikis · Tier 3

D’Angelo

United States · Person · born 1974

contemporary R&B, funk, neo soul, progressive soul

32 wikis · Tier 2

Teddy Pendergrass

United States · Person · born 1950

soul, disco, funk, rhythm and blues

31 wikis · Tier 2

Ringo Sheena

Japan · Person · born 1978

experimental rock, funk, jazz, alternative rock, Q3071, big band music, grunge, bossa nova, chamber music, kayōkyoku

30 wikis · Tier 3

Marcus Miller

United States · Person · born 1959

funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz

30 wikis · Tier 2

Sam Moore

United States · Person · born 1935

soul, funk, rhythm and blues

20 wikis · Tier 2

Jovanotti

Italy · Person · born 1966

pop music, funk, pop rock, folk-pop, world music, alternative hip-hop

29 wikis · Tier 3

Wos

Argentina · Person · born 1998

funk, rap rock, trap music

28 wikis · Tier 3

Femi Kuti

Nigeria · Person · born 1962

funk, jazz, Afrobeat

28 wikis · Tier 3

Flight of the Conchords

New Zealand · Group · 1998–present

rock music, folk rock, funk, folk music, hip-hop, alternative rock, new wave, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, acoustic music, comedy rock, comedy film

27 wikis · Tier 3

Bernie Worrell

United States · Person · born 1944

soul, funk

17 wikis · Tier 2

War

United States · Group · 1969–present

soul, funk, Latin rock, jazz rock, progressive soul

16 wikis · Tier 2

Ruben Studdard

United States · Person · born 1978

contemporary R&B, funk, hip-hop

25 wikis · Tier 3

Pick Withers

United Kingdom · Person · born 1948

rock music, funk

15 wikis · Tier 3

Sylvia Robinson

United States · Person · born 1936

rock music, soul, disco, funk, rhythm and blues, blues, hip-hop

24 wikis · Tier 3

The Meters

United States · Group · 1965–present

funk

14 wikis · Tier 2

Teena Marie

United States · Person · born 1956

soul, disco, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, hip-hop

23 wikis · Tier 2

Narada Michael Walden

United States · Person · born 1952

psychedelic rock, funk, jazz fusion

22 wikis · Tier 3

Arabian Prince

United States · Person · born 1965

funk, hip-hop, electro, gangsta rap, West Coast hip-hop, political hip-hop, G-funk, old-school hip-hop

22 wikis · Tier 3

Funkadelic

United States · Group · 1968–present

funk

22 wikis · Tier 3

Betty Davis

United States · Person · born 1945

rock music, pop music, soul, funk

22 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Bobby Byrd

United States · Person · born 1934

funk, jazz-funk

13 wikis · Tier 2

Frankie Beverly

United States · Person · born 1946

soul, funk, rhythm and blues

13 wikis · Tier 2

The Funk Brothers

United States · Group · 1958–present

pop music, soul, funk

12 wikis · Tier 2

Rufus Thomas

United States · Person · born 1917

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, blues

21 wikis · Tier 2

Parliament

United States · Group · 1968–present

funk, doo-wop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Nikka Costa

United States · Person · born 1972

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, progressive rock, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, blue-eyed soul

21 wikis · Tier 3

Ronald Bell

United States · Person · born 1951

funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, classical music

11 wikis · Tier 2

The Neville Brothers

United States · Group · 1977–present

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, blues

11 wikis · Tier 2

Person

Sylvester

United States · Person · born 1947

soul, disco, funk, new wave, Hi-NRG

20 wikis · Tier 3

Slot

Russia · Group · 2002–present

funk, pop rock, alternative rock, nu metal, Q3930216, industrial rock, metalcore

20 wikis · Tier 3

Lamont Dozier

United States · Person · born 1941

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz

19 wikis · Tier 3

Matthieu Chedid

France · Person · born 1971

rock music, funk, chanson

19 wikis · Tier 3

Michael Hampton

United States · Person · born 1956

funk

10 wikis · Tier 3

Charles Bradley

United States · Person · born 1948

soul, funk, blues

18 wikis · Tier 2

Person

Garry Shider

United States · Person · born 1953

funk

8 wikis · Tier 2

Al McKay

United States · Person · born 1948

disco, funk

8 wikis · Tier 3

Ohio Players

United States · Group · 1959–present

funk

17 wikis · Tier 2

Tim Maia

Brazil · Person · born 1942

soul, funk, música popular brasileira, samba-funk

17 wikis · Tier 2

Bizzy Bone

United States · Person · born 1976

funk, hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, G-funk, chopper

17 wikis · Tier 3

Hot Chocolate

United Kingdom · Group · 1969–present

pop music, soul, disco, funk

17 wikis · Tier 3

Cerrone

France · Person · born 1952

contemporary R&B, funk, Eurodisco, post-disco

17 wikis · Tier 3