funk rock artists

30 published funk rock artists, led by Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phil Collins.

At a glance

30 published funk rock artists; 271 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists2 tier 1 · 10 tier 2 · 18 tier 3: 30
Release groups: 2,255
Studio albums: 287
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 271
Timeline events: 624
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 218M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded: 490M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 37.7 years
Full biographies: 27
Biography words: 119,028

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (8 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1960s	3
1970s	5
1980s	8
1990s	8
2000s	3

3 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most funk rock artists. United States leads with 17.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with funk rock. The most shared is alternative rock, with 13 artists in both.

Covers from funk rock

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

Welcome 2 America
Prince · 2021
Originals
Prince · 2019
The VERSACE Experience: Prelude 2 Gold
Prince · 2019
Piano & a Microphone 1983
Prince · 2018
Crystal Ball
Prince · 2015
HITnRUN Phase One
Prince · 2015
HITnRUN Phase Two
Prince · 2015
Art Official Age
Prince · 2014
PLECTRUMELECTRUM
Prince · 2014
The Cookhouse Five
Prince · 2011
20Ten
Prince · 2010
Lotusflow3r
Prince · 2009

Leaders

Red Hot Chili Peppers has the most release groups (325); Ike & Tina Turner the longest career (60 years); INXS the most awards (46).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Red Hot Chili Peppers	325
Prince	300
Phish	300
Ike & Tina Turner	198
Phil Collins	154

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Ike & Tina Turner	60
Alla Pugacheva	58
Eric Burdon	52
Rare Earth	49
Prince	48

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
INXS	46
Prince	44
Red Hot Chili Peppers	40
Phil Collins	20
Alla Pugacheva	13

Most famous funk rock artists

Prince

United States · Person · born 1958

rock music, contemporary R&B, soul, disco, funk, pop rock, dance-pop, jazz, new jack swing, funk rock, synth funk, pop soul, Minneapolis sound

24.6M listeners · 112 wikis

Red Hot Chili Peppers

United States · Group · 1982–present

rock music, hard rock, classic rock, heavy metal music, rap rock, alternative rock, jazz fusion, funk rock, funk metal, alternative metal

46.4M listeners · 103 wikis

Phil Collins

United Kingdom · Person · born 1951

rock music, pop music, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, funk rock

31.9M listeners · 91 wikis

Maroon 5

United States · Group · 1994–present

pop music, pop rock, alternative rock, funk rock

80.4M listeners · 76 wikis

INXS

Australia · Group · 1977–2012

alternative rock, dance-rock, new wave, funk rock, pub rock

9.5M listeners · 49 wikis

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

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

Charlie Brown Jr.

Brazil · Group · 1992–2013

pop rock, rap rock, alternative rock, reggae, funk rock, funk metal, rap metal, pop-punk, ska, reggae rock, hardcore punk, Q3930216, ska punk, skate punk

9.3M listeners · 12 wikis

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

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

Anthony Kiedis

United States · Person · born 1962

rock music, alternative rock, funk rock

61 wikis

Eric Burdon

United Kingdom · Person · born 1941

rock music, hard rock, rock and roll, blues rock, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues, blues, traditional heavy metal, jazz fusion, funk rock, Latin rock

41 wikis