| 1 |
record label: Epic 50225
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US dance #12
written by: Robert Parissi
album: Wild Cherry
comments: [funk]
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| 2 |
record label: Casablanca 2233
chart position: RandB #2, UK #2, US #1, US dance #1
written by: Steven Greenberg
album: Mouth to Mouth
comments: [disco]
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| 3 |
record label: Interscope 8764
chart position: US #1, RandB #64, UK #14, US dance #10
written by: Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, Spice and Dan Hartman
album: Music for the People
comments: (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
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| 4 |
record label: AandM 4799
chart position: UK #3, US #3
written by: W. Adams, Fergie, P. Board, G. Pajon Jr., F. Force, K. V. Shah, A. V. Shah and Indeewar
album: Monkey Business
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| 5 |
record label: Delicious Vinyl 104
chart position: RandB #7, US #3, UK #13, US dance #8
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Young MC, Michael L. Ross & Matt Dike
album: Loc'ed After Dark
comments: [hip hop]
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| 6 |
record label: So So Def 6149
chart position: RandB #2, US #6, UK #65
written by: Jermaine Dupri, The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper
album: Funkdafied
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 7 |
record label: Atlantic 2430
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #43
written by: Arlester
album: The Sound of Wilson Pickett
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 8 |
record label: GTO 113
chart position: UK #3
written by: Donna Summer , Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
album: I Remember Yesterday
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 9 |
record label: Big Oomp
chart position: RandB #2, US #10
written by: Unk, Montay Humphrey, Howard Simmons and Korey Roberson
album: Beat'n Down Yo Block!
|
| 10 |
record label: De lite 822
chart position: RandB #6, UK #14, US #21
written by: Robert Bell, James
album: As One
|
| 11 |
record label: SBK 2545
chart position: RandB #22, US #4, UK #10
written by: Robert Parissi
album: Hooked
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 12 |
record label: Alston 4595
chart position: RandB #7, US #15
written by: Raphael Munnings & Tyrone Fitzgerald
album: Funky Nassau
comments: [disco funk]
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| 13 |
record label: Warner 8618
chart position: RandB #1, UK #9, US #28, US dance #31
written by: George Clinton, Junie Morrison (as Walter Morrison) & Garry Shider
album: One Nation Under a Groove
comments: [funk]
|
| 14 |
record label: Drive 6258
chart position: RandB #3, US #18, US dance #9
written by: Peter Brown & Robert Rans
album: A Fantasy Love Affair
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 15 |
record label: Stax 0059
chart position: RandB #5, US #28, UK #18
written by: Rufus Thomas
album: Do the Funky Chicken / Stax Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul funk]
|
| 16 |
record label: Westbound 214
chart position: RandB #1, US #15
written by: Ohio Players
album: Pleasure
comments: [funk]
|
| 17 |
record label: Salsoul 2078
chart position: RandB #1, US #20, US dance #1
written by: Raymond Earl, Kim Miller & Scott Miller
album: Instant Funk
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 18 |
record label: Arista / GRP 2506
chart position: RandB #1, UK #10, US dance #9
written by: Tom Browne & Toni Smith
album: Love Approach
comments: [funk]
|
| 19 |
record label: Atco 6563
chart position: RandB #5, US #14, UK #46
written by: Arthur Conley & Earl Simms
album: Soul Directions / Best Of Arthur Conley
comments: [southern soul funk]
|
| 20 |
record label: Columbia 6219
chart position: RandB #11, US #40, UK #27, US dance #1
written by: Robert Clivillés, David Cole and Duran Ramos
album: Anything Goes!
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| 21 |
record label: Casablanca 856
chart position: RandB #5, US #15
written by: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Jerome Brailey
album: Mothership Connection
comments: [funk]
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| 22 |
record label: Mercury 73833
chart position: RandB #5, US #23, UK #41
written by: Michael Beard, Larry Dodson, Harvey Henderson, Lloyd Smith, Frank Thompson
album: Too Hot To Stop
comments: [funk]
|
| 23 |
record label: King 6280
chart position: RandB #3, US #24
written by: James Brown
album: Ain't It Funky
comments: [funk]
|
| 24 |
record label: Mercury 73959
chart position: RandB #1, US #23
written by: Michael Cooper
album: Secrets
comments: [funk]
|
| 25 |
record label: Big Oomp
chart position: RandB #9, US #24
written by: Montay Humphrey, Unk and Fard Shahid
album: Beat'n Down Yo Block!
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| 26 |
record label: Polydor 14088
chart position: RandB #1, US #22
written by: James Brown & Charles Bobbit
album: Revolution of the Mind Live at the Apollo, Volume III
comments: [funk]
|
| 27 |
record label: Priority 30256
chart position: RandB #11, US #16
written by: Master P and Sons of Funk
album: The Ghetto Tryin To Kill Me
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 28 |
record label: RCA 13638
chart position: UK #8
written by: Tony Williams and Mandy Newton
|
| 29 |
record label: De lite 557
chart position: RandB #5, US #29, UK #54
written by: Kool and the Gang
album: Wild and Peaceful
comments: [funk]
|
| 30 |
record label: AandM 1851
chart position: RandB #4, US #30, US dance #15
written by: Louis E. Johnson, Quincy Jones & George Henry Johnson
album: Look Out for #1
comments: [funk]
|
| 31 |
record label: Newtown 5000
chart position: RandB #13, US #15
written by: Leon T. Rene & Otis J. Rene
album: Sweethearts of the Apollo
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| 32 |
record label: Avco 6105 044
chart position: RandB #23, US #76, UK #10
written by: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss
album: You Are Beautiful
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 33 |
record label: P.I.R. 7728 (UK)
chart position: UK #10
written by: Jack Robinson, James Bolden and Vivienne Savoie Robinson
album: The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 34 |
record label: Mercury 76089
chart position: RandB #8, US #40, US dance #25
written by: Michael Cooper
album: Touch
comments: [funk]
|
| 35 |
record label: United Artists 921
chart position: RandB#8, US #51, UK #37, US dance #14
written by: Randy Muller
album: Brass Construction II
comments: [funk jazz instrumental]
|
| 36 |
record label: Polydor 14258
chart position: RandB #4, US #44, UK #52
written by: James Brown
album: Reality
comments: [funk]
|
| 37 |
record label: Drive 6278
chart position: RandB #9, US #86, US dance #4
written by: Peter Brown & Robert Rans
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 38 |
record label: Warner 49040
chart position: RandB #1, US #77, US dance #43
written by: George Clinton
album: Uncle Jam Wants You
comments: [funk]
|
| 39 |
record label: T.K. 1003
chart position: RandB #21, UK #17
written by: Harry Casey & Clarence Reid
album: Do It Good
|
| 40 |
record label: Mercury 814 581 7
chart position: RandB #5, US #76
written by: Eumir Deodato
album: Fever
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 41 |
record label: Mercury 74008
chart position: RandB #5, US #60
written by: Michael Cooper
album: Loveshine
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 42 |
record label: Atlantic 88995
chart position: UK #13, US Dance #1
written by: Mark Brydon, Carl Munson, Parrot and Julie Stewart
|
| 43 |
record label: FFRR 107
chart position: UK #9, US Dance #1
written by: D:Mob (as Danny Poku) , C. Coulson, B. Reynolds and Charlie Scarlett
album: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That
|
| 44 |
record label: Jive 9276
chart position: RandB #4, US #87, US Dance #25
written by: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 45 |
record label: Motown 2036
chart position: RandB #2
written by: William "Zan" Aquart and Gene Griffin
album: House Party OST
|
| 46 |
record label: Scope 6 (UK)
chart position: UK #11
written by: John Holt
album: OK Fred
comments: [reggae]
|
| 47 |
record label: Atlantic 3498
chart position: RandB #7, US dance #101
written by: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins
album: Funk or Walk
|
| 48 |
record label: Toddlin Town 108
chart position: RandB #9, US #39
written by: Leo Hutton and Andre Williams
|
| 49 |
record label: House 10
chart position: UK #10, US Dance #15
written by: Farley
|
| 50 |
record label: Megatone Records 102
chart position: UK #32, US Dance #4
written by: Patrick Cowley and Sylvester (as Sylvester James)
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 51 |
record label: Mercury 74059
chart position: RandB #4
written by: Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate
album: Candy
|
| 52 |
record label: Mercury 76051
chart position: RandB #8, US #101, US Dance #20
written by: Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate
album: Spirit of Love
|
| 53 |
record label: Mercury 880 636
chart position: RandB #4, US #102
written by: Larry Smith, Ken J. Cedar and David Renzer
album: Electric Lady
|
| 54 |
record label: King 5020
chart position: RandB #10, US #67
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: Henry Glover, Lucky Millinder and Jimmy Mundy
album: Wow!
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 55 |
record label: No Limit 53311
chart position: US #16
written by: Master P, Desmond 'Des; Mapp, Rico Crowder, Gregory 'G Smooth' Mapp, Lorenzo 'Renzo' Chew
album: The Game of Funk
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 56 |
record label: GRC 1004
chart position: RandB #11, US #67
written by: Robert Beavers, Jack Hill, Peter Joyner and Dennis Taylor
album: Ripple
|
| 57 |
record label: Gordy 7107
chart position: RandB #6, US #64
written by: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
album: Involved
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 58 |
record label: Turbo 452
chart position: UK #18, US Dance #31
written by: Brenda Reynolds, Albert Williams and Nate Edwards
album: The Best of All Platinum
comments: [funk]
|
| 59 |
record label: Atlantic 2878
chart position: RandB #11, US #58
written by: Wilson Pickett, Luther Dixon and Brad Shapiro
|
| 60 |
record label: Mercury 884 762
chart position: RandB #8
written by: Attala Zane Giles (as Zane Giles) and Billy Osbourne
album: Burnin' Love
|
| 61 |
record label: Motown 1147
chart position: RandB #8
written by: Khiry Abdulsamad, Hakim Abdulsamad, Tajh Abdulsamad and Bilal Abdulsamad
album: The Boys
|
| 62 |
record label: Danzalot 72392 75373
chart position: RandB #28, US #28
written by: 12 Gauge
|
| 63 |
record label: Horizon 111
chart position: RandB #100, US dance #10
written by: Curtis Robertson Jr., Joe Blocker and Reggie Andrews
album: Celebration
|
| 64 |
record label: Virgin
chart position: RandB #42, US #123, UK #32
written by: Mariah Carey , DJ Clue, Duro, Mystikal, Tom Browne and Carrollyne Smith
album: Glitter
|
| 65 |
record label: Atlantic 10021 (UK)
chart position: UK #31
written by: R. Munnings, T. Fitzgerald
album: Funky Nassau
comments: [re release]
|
| 66 |
record label: Capitol 4002
chart position: RandB #85, US #3
written by: John Ellison & Ernie Fields
album: All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
|
| 67 |
record label: Stax 0112
chart position: RandB #11, US #44
written by: Jo Bridges, Rufus Thomas , Mack Rice and Tom Nixon
album: Did You Heard Me?
|
| 68 |
record label: Immortal 74852
chart position: RandB #98, US #89, UK #34, US dance #16
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Jason Vasquez, Leore Dimant and DJ Muggs (as Larry Muggerud)
album: Which Doobie U B?
|
| 69 |
record label: Prism 350
chart position: RandB #50, US Dance #11
written by: Richard Scher and Lotti Golden
album: It's a Beat Wave
comments: [funk]
|
| 70 |
record label: Arista 0349
chart position: RandB #11
written by: Glenn Goins and Jerome Brailey
|
| 71 |
record label: Oasis 2 (UK)
chart position: US dance #7
written by: Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
album: Munich Machine
comments: [disco]
|
| 72 |
record label: Mala 451
chart position: RandB #27, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 1
written by: Bunker Hill
|
| 73 |
record label: Pye 109(UK)
chart position: UK #33
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
|
| 74 |
record label: Original Sound 64
chart position: RandB #17, US #65
written by: Arlester Christian
album: The Funky Broadway
|
| 75 |
record label: Priority 53169
chart position: RandB #90, UK #38, US #119
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Paris
album: Guerrilla Funk
|
| 76 |
record label: Spark 1139
chart position: UK #36
written by: Detlef Petersen and James Hopkins Harrison
|
| 77 |
record label: RCA 2075
chart position: RandB #34, US dance #12
written by: Ali Hassan, Evelyn King , Kwame Hadi and Theodore Life
album: Call on Me
|
| 78 |
record label: Mercury 880 914
chart position: RandB #12
written by: Michael Cooper and Wayne Wallace
album: Electric Lady
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 79 |
record label: Ruthless 2766
chart position: RandB #12
written by: The D.O.C.
album: No One Can Do It Better
|
| 80 |
record label: Private I 901
chart position: UK #40
written by: James Brown and Derrick Monk
album: I'm Back
|
| 81 |
record label: Chaos 77462
chart position: RandB #31, US #40
weeksinr&bchart: 31
written by: Takesha Hayes
|
| 82 |
record label: Alston 4621
chart position: RandB #17, US #99
written by: Clarence Reid
|
| 83 |
record label: AandM 2098
chart position: RandB #45, US #102, UK #43
written by: Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler and Valerie Johnson
album: Blam!!
|
| 84 |
record label: MCA 55130
chart position: RandB #15, US #46
written by: Chris Stokes and Skip Scarborough
album: We Got It
|
| 85 |
record label: Atlantic 88882
chart position: UK #46
written by: Norman Whitfield
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 86 |
record label: Polydor 14557
chart position: RandB #15, US Dance #65
written by: Brad Shapiro, George Jackson, Robert Alton Miller and Walter Shaw
album: The Original Disco Man
|
| 87 |
record label: Atlantic 3853
chart position: RandB #22, US Dance #15
written by: Kenton Nix
album: Gwen McCrae [1981 album]
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 88 |
record label: Mercury 810 341 1
chart position: RandB #15
written by: Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate
album: To the Max
comments: [funk]
|
| 89 |
record label: Arista 1
chart position: UK #45
written by: Tom Browne and Toni Smith
comments: re release
|
| 90 |
record label: Sugar Hill 543
chart position: RandB #15
|
| 91 |
record label: Westbound 150
chart position: RandB #22, US #63
written by: George Clinton, Patrick Lindsey and Sidney Barnes
album: Funkadelic
|
| 92 |
record label: Tommy Boy 839
chart position: RandB #48, UK #48, US dance #26
written by: Afrika Bambaataa , Arthur Baker, John Miller and John Robie
album: Planet Rock The Album
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 93 |
record label: De lite 534
chart position: RandB #16, US #87
written by: Kool and the Gang and Gene Redd
album: Live at the Sex Machine
comments: [funk]
|
| 94 |
record label: King 6290
chart position: RandB #20, US #51
written by: James Brown
album: In The Jungle Groove (1986 compilation)
comments: [funk]
|
| 95 |
record label: Venture 605
chart position: RandB #22, US #72
written by: Calvin Arnold
|
| 96 |
record label: Spark 1149
chart position: UK #51
written by: James Hopkins Harrison and Detlef Petersen
|
| 97 |
record label: Profile 7302
chart position: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Tony Depula and Wise Intelligent
album: Holy Intellect
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 98 |
record label: Polydor 2137
chart position: RandB #40, US #103, US Dance #17
written by: Kamau Peterson and Dorie Pride
album: LaToya Jackson
|
| 99 |
record label: Scope 11 (UK)
chart position: UK #52
written by: Willie Dixon
comments: [reggae]
|
| 100 |
record label: GRP 2518
chart position: RandB #23, UK #58, US Dance #29
written by: Blue Mitchell, Tom Browne and Dennis Bell
album: Yours Truly
comments: [disco jazz funk]
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