Instrumental funk music is a genre that combines elements of funk, soul, and jazz to create a groovy, upbeat sound. It typically features prominent basslines, tight drumming, and horn sections, with occasional guitar or keyboard solos. This genre is often associated with the 1970s and has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years.
Explore instrumental funk history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of instrumental funk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the instrumental funk genre. You can find out what instrumental funk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | 80564 | |
| 2 | 41 | 90661 | |
| 3 | 44 | 81027 | |
| 4 | 56 | 682293 | |
| 5 | 56 | 293262 | |
| 6 | 62 | 190405 | |
| 7 | 40 | 10284 | |
| 8 | 59 | 903381 | |
| 9 | 54 | 198136 | |
| 10 | 38 | 36286 | |
| 11 | 36 | 26318 | |
| 12 | 33 | 14451 | |
| 13 | 31 | 28907 | |
| 14 | 35 | 15471 | |
| 15 | 29 | 31680 | |
| 16 | 34 | 28759 | |
| 17 | 30 | 4956 | |
| 18 | 42 | 257327 | |
| 19 | 40 | 209866 | |
| 20 | 31 | 18839 | |
| 21 | 54 | 241073 | |
| 22 | 40 | 67190 | |
| 23 | 43 | 210708 | |
| 24 | 47 | 115262 | |
| 25 | 45 | 47363 | |
| 26 | 48 | 47947 | |
| 27 | 24 | 10691 | |
| 28 | 47 | 168167 | |
| 29 | 47 | 61673 | |
| 30 | 39 | 123782 | |
| 31 | 45 | 10838 | |
| 32 | 30 | 58485 | |
| 33 | 34 | 62915 | |
| 34 | 45 | 21106 | |
| 35 | 20 | 13981 | |
| 36 | 16 | 4154 | |
| 37 | 37 | 12387 | |
| 38 | 33 | 72059 | |
| 39 | 18 | 6342 | |
| 40 | 17 | 6095 | |
| 41 | 32 | 53628 | |
| 42 | 36 | 25332 | |
| 43 | 40 | 6202 | |
| 44 | 37 | 8187 | |
| 45 | 35 | 40336 | |
| 46 | 36 | 56493 | |
| 47 | 16 | 4416 | |
| 48 | 15 | 1671 | |
| 49 | 35 | 11705 | |
| 50 | 37 | 58732 | |
| 51 | 37 | 95679 | |
| 52 | 37 | 16765 | |
| 53 | 36 | 30317 | |
| 54 | 32 | 11134 | |
| 55 | 34 | 28701 | |
| 56 | 31 | 3622 | |
| 57 | 34 | 28301 | |
| 58 | 34 | 40518 | |
| 59 | 10 | 2674 | |
| 60 | 33 | 920 | |
| 61 | 33 | 9734 | |
| 62 | 31 | 1234 | |
| 63 | 27 | 15105 | |
| 64 | 9 | 2991 | |
| 65 | 8 | 2015 | |
| 66 | 27 | 25069 | |
| 67 | 29 | 10242 | |
| 68 | 29 | 19701 | |
| 69 | 24 | 17608 | |
| 70 | 24 | 4272 | |
| 71 | 26 | 17288 | |
| 72 | 26 | 20646 | |
| 73 | 24 | 3715 | |
| 74 | 18 | 3393 | |
| 75 | 24 | 8815 | |
| 76 | 21 | 5108 | |
| 77 | 23 | 12949 | |
| 78 | 21 | 1828 | |
| 79 | 22 | 4053 | |
| 80 | 22 | 3664 | |
| 81 | 21 | 2592 | |
| 82 | 20 | 2861 | |
| 83 | 17 | 2815 | |
| 84 | 19 | 10104 | |
| 85 | 19 | 5234 | |
| 86 | 19 | 3721 | |
| 87 | 16 | 7442 | |
| 88 | 17 | 4360 | |
| 89 | 17 | 4502 | |
| 90 | 16 | 1279 | |
| 91 | 15 | 2085 | |
| 92 | 13 | 2714 | |
| 93 | 13 | 1517 | |
| 94 | 9 | 722 | |
| 95 | 9 | 467 | |
| 96 | 11 | 474 | |
| 97 | 11 | 1528 | |
| 98 | 9 | 255 | |
| 99 | 8 | 2162 | |
| 100 | 7 | 2314 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular instrumental funk music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
