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Genre: funk

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Parent Genre: R&B

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Funk music is a genre that originated in the 1960s and 70s, characterized by a strong bassline, syncopated rhythms, and a focus on groove and danceability. It often incorporates elements of soul, jazz, and R&B, and is known for its use of horns, keyboards, and electric guitars. Funk music has been influential in the development of hip hop and electronic dance music.


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List of funk artists

Here is a list of funk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the funk genre. You can find out what funk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 42 267314
2 47 369342
3 49 227986
4 50 430066
5 59 569477
6 40 471703
7 41 377466
8 46 444155
9 43 324201
10 48 338697
11 48 462742
12 54 257848
13 49 647826
14 41 557536
15 44 314098
16 58 893115
17 51 252014
18 49 397254
19 50 631681
20 47 672033
21 49 459148
22 45 667545
23 49 551554
24 50 832352
25 48 605246
26 56 1213833
27 55 1240844
28 51 578927
29 51 1221118
30 45 167181
31 49 376283
32 45 423093
33 55 1319799
34 43 567101
35 58 1185597
36 60 564209
37 62 1800425
38 59 1789057
39 47 481063
40 48 528304
41 52 1046594
42 45 510602
43 55 687315
44 71 1603129
45 46 356321
46 60 1568362
47 55 621092
48 41 119513
49 56 1001158
50 54 429565
51 64 388499
52 54 1268876
53 45 451622
54 65 2407442
55 49 133449
56 49 724909
57 63 1889364
58 57 693704
59 48 789418
60 70 4110828
61 62 163761
62 42 235166
63 56 1071456
64 40 207801
65 40 238442
66 45 22250
67 45 272364
68 48 264624
69 46 610960
70 45 570353
71 53 473543
72 47 125680
73 53 606105
74 47 314651
75 61 2103584
76 56 277954
77 47 221220
78 55 481098
79 48 549431
80 46 88205
81 48 159003
82 45 148293
83 40 129647
84 40 115284
85 45 34593
86 48 113098
87 48 129539
88 68 7122753
89 45 302521
90 45 184523
91 46 50035
92 50 171731
93 51 207460
94 52 288620
95 50 159482
96 48 349447
97 47 99110
98 41 81476
99 44 46114
100 41 42632

funk playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular funk music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.