Grand Funk (studio album)
by Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk by Grand Funk Railroad
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 5,336th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 71 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (97th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (423rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,336th)

Listen on Spotify Spotify
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Grand Funk We're An American Band 1ST 1973 YELLOW Vinyl SMAS-11207 OG LP Rock
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
Grand Funk Grand Funk Hits Vinyl LP Capitol Records ST-11579 1976 booklet
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
Grand Funk Railroad - Grand Funk Lives (1981, 2001 Reissue/LMR 6346/Rare CD/VG)
Condition: Very Good


  My favourite store:  

Grand Funk Railroad bestography

Grand Funk is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Grand Funk Railroad on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Grand Funk Railroad is Closer To Home which is ranked number 3847 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 376.

Grand Funk Railroad album bestography « Higher ranked (3,847th)
Closer To Home
This album (5,336th)
Grand Funk
Lower ranked (9,274th) »
We're An American Band

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Upcoming concerts

Dec
26
Fri
19:00
Closer 2 Home - Grand Funk Railroad Tribute
The Winchester, Lakewood, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Jan
10
Sat
19:30
Grand Funk Railroad: Still Shinin' On Tour
Harrah's Cherokee Resort Event Cent, Cherokee, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Jan
10
Sat
19:30
Grand Funk Railroad Ticket + Hotel Deals
Harrah's Cherokee Resort Event Cent, Cherokee, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Grand Funk on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Grand Funk track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
5.
Rating: 80 (20 votes)Comments: View 1
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
7.
Rating: 79 (18 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Grand Funk rankings

Grand Funk collection

Grand Funk ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 71 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 71 ratings for this album.

Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
80/100
 Report rating
09/07/2025 20:55 JoshN125  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 22586/100
 
70/100
 Report rating
08/27/2025 23:44 machiaj  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 77171/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
05/20/2025 20:45 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,90972/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
12/20/2024 02:30 matterhornrider  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,72081/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
12/14/2024 13:40 spinout  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,14181/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Grand Funk favourites

Showing all 13 members who have added this album as a favourite

Grand Funk comments

Showing all 8 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
85/100
From 12/12/2024 14:51
Great album, very honest in its delivery and probably their best album. It is raw and doesn't even try to be refined, even comparing to their debut funnily enough. There were some arrangements and harmonies there and they are almost completely absent here, but this is not a complaint, those differences give both albums individual character!

I love the sound of the bass here, every album ever should have the bass guitar loud like this.
#306463 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 02/28/2023 13:21
America's favorite hard rock band played Paranoid 2 years before Sabbath. THis is indeed a hard rocker
#294548 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 12/08/2020 20:18
I heard this just at 42 years old. incredible. Now it's in my top 20 albums of all the time
#262307 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 02/26/2016 02:04
Great Rock sound, but missing good songwriting.
#160740 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 02/04/2016 23:05
A great record.
#158708 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 11/04/2013 19:04
Grand Funk had a vinyl called Mark,Don & Mel. I do not seem to get it anywhere on the net.
#90680 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 09/15/2013 22:11
MARK FARNER THE BEST VOICE IN ROCK HISTORY, AND MOST ENERGY. I WAS AT SHEA STADIUM, THE STADIUM WAS A ROCKIN AND ROLLIN. 55 THOUSAND + PEOPLE SINGING CLOSER TO HOME. MARK FARNER VOICE RESONATED THROUGH OUT THE STADIUM. HOW COOL IS THAT, GRAND FUNK ARE THE LOUDEST ROCK GROUP I EVER HEARD, MY EARS RANG FOR 3 DAYS AFTER THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CONCERT IN DECEMBER 1970. IT WAS REALLY AN EXPERIENCE TO GET TICKETS FOR GRAND FUNK AT MSG (MADISON SQUARE GARDEN) STANDING THERE FOR HOURS AND HOURS WALL TO WALL PEOPLE, THE ONLY WAY OUT AFTER YOU GOT YOUR TICKETS, WAS OVER THE TOP OF OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO GET CONCERT TICKETS THEM SELVES TO SEE GRAND FUNK PERFORM LIVE. GRAND FUNK ROCKS FOREVER
#86044 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 05/25/2012 15:43
Meh, its OK.
#42993 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Grand Funk

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1969
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
3. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
4. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
5. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
6. The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
7. Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
8. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
10. Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
11. Tommy by The Who
12. The Band by The Band
13. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
14. Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by The Kinks
15. The Stooges by The Stooges
16. Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
17. Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
19. Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
20. Karma by Pharoah Sanders
Back to Top