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Best 1980s Funk & Disco Songs

The best funk songs of the 1980s (80s), ranked — each linking to the album it's from, on vinyl, CD or Amazon Music.

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  1. 1
    ZA

    More Bounce to the Ounce

    Zapp · from Zapp (1980)

    Talk-box electro-funk that shaped hip-hop.

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  2. 2
    DR

    I'm Coming Out

    Diana Ross · from Diana (1980)

    A triumphant, horn-led Chic production.

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  3. 3
    DR

    Upside Down

    Diana Ross · from Diana (1980)

    Slinky, irresistible disco-funk.

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  4. 4
    RJ

    Super Freak

    Rick James · from Street Songs (1981)

    A synth-bass hook everyone knows.

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  5. 5
    GJ

    Pull Up to the Bumper

    Grace Jones · from Nightclubbing (1981)

    Cool, sleek and impossibly danceable.

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  6. 6
    GB

    You Dropped a Bomb on Me

    The Gap Band · from Gap Band IV (1982)

    Explosive, synth-driven party funk.

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  7. 7
    PR

    Forget Me Nots

    Patrice Rushen · from Straight from the Heart (1982)

    A smooth, much-sampled funk-soul gem.

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  8. 8
    CA

    Word Up!

    Cameo · from Word Up! (1986)

    Sleek 80s funk with an unshakeable hook.

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