funk - '60s & '70s
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Boltzmann 
Birthed from a mind experiment of James Brown to switch the emphasis from the backbeat - which immortalized rock 'n' roll - to the downbeat - more specifically, to the first beat (a.k.a. "the one"). It pretty much started dance music as we know it today; it's why we go out, build discos and clubs, and just come together and dance.
I don't want to make a separate chart for disco, because the transition is too vague. Many disco albums have more traditional funk tracks on them; many old school funkers started playing around with disco. I consider disco a subgenre of an overarching term "funk" of which funk itself is also a subgenre using this terminology.
Chronologically ordered, and inclusion does not imply anything about quality.
- Chart updated: 07/11/2024 13:15
- (Created: 11/10/2021 15:34).
- Chart size: 98 albums.
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These very old James Brown recordings were not really majority funk tracks, but let's include them anyway for research purposes.
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
3
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I think Cold Sweat is the first true funk track. The blueprint is complete: The de-emphasis on chords and melody; the rapping/shouting style of Brown's vocals; the intricate bass line; the bridges who don't amount to more than a single chord change; and of course all on the one.
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
2
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funk - '60s & '70s composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 84 | 86% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| James Brown | 27 | 28% | |
| Funkadelic | 11 | 11% | |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 9 | 9% | |
| Jackson 5 | 8 | 8% | |
| Parliament | 7 | 7% | |
| Kool & The Gang | 6 | 6% | |
| Van McCoy | 4 | 4% | |
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