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Dirty Mind

Prince’s *Dirty Mind* (1980) is a seminal funk-rock album that significantly impacted popular music. The record’s raw en...

Classic 1980S Funk Rock Prince

9.2 Excellent

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Zapp

Zapp is the 1980 debut studio album by Zapp, a funk group formed by members of the Troutman family in Dayton, Ohio. Prod...

1980S Classic Funk Electro Funk Zapp Roger

8.3 Great

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The Gap Band IV

The Gap Band IV is a 1982 album by the Gap Band, the Tulsa group led by brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson. Its...

Classic Dance 1980S Electro Funk

8.3 Great

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Computer Games

Computer Games is George Clinton's debut solo studio album, released in 1982 after Parliament and Funkadelic had ceased...

Solo 1980S P Funk George Clinton

8.1 Great

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The Gap Band III

The Gap Band III is a 1980 studio album by the Gap Band, a group formed by brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson i...

1980S Funk Groove Electro Funk

8.1 Great

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Around the World in a Day

Around the World in a Day is Prince and the Revolution's 1985 studio album and the first Prince release following the en...

Classic 1980S Prince Pop Funk

8.0 Great

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Midnight Love

Midnight Love is Marvin Gaye's seventeenth and final studio album, released by Columbia Records in 1982 after his depart...

Classic 1980S R&b Marvin Gaye

8.0 Great

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Zapp II

Zapp II is the 1982 second studio album by Zapp, an Ohio funk group closely associated with singer, songwriter, and talk...

Dance 1980S Electro Funk Zapp Roger

7.9 Good

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Stone Jam

Stone Jam is a 1980 studio album by Slave, the funk band formed in Dayton, Ohio, and released through Cotillion Records....

1980S R&b Groove Electro Funk

7.9 Good

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She's Strange

She's Strange is a 1984 studio album by the American funk band Cameo. Its title track became a major R&B hit and reflect...

Dance 1980S R&b Cameo

7.8 Good

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Cameosis

Cameosis is a 1980 studio album by the American funk band Cameo, released by Chocolate City Records. It includes "Shake...

Dance 1980S Funk Groove

7.7 Good

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Gap Band V – Jammin'

Gap Band V: Jammin' is a 1983 studio album by the Gap Band, the Tulsa, Oklahoma group led by brothers Charlie, Ronnie, a...

Dance 1980S Groove Electro Funk

7.7 Good

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Single Life

Single Life is a 1985 studio album by Cameo, the American funk group led by Larry Blackmon. It continued the electronic...

Dance 1980S R&b Cameo

7.6 Good

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Raise!

Raise! is a 1981 studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, the American group led by Maurice White. It combines funk, soul, po...

1980S Funk R&b Earth Wind Fire

7.5 Good

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Knights of the Sound Table

Knights of the Sound Table is a 1981 studio album by Cameo, the American funk group led by Larry Blackmon. It reflects t...

Dance 1980S Funk Cameo

7.4 Good

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Nightcruising

Nightcruising is a 1981 studio album by the Bar-Kays, a Memphis group whose long career moved from instrumental soul int...

Dance 1980S R&b Electro Funk

7.3 Good

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Zapp III

Zapp III is the third studio album by Zapp, released in 1983 as part of the Ohio group's early run of electronic funk re...

Dance 1980S Electro Funk Zapp Roger

7.3 Good

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Joystick

Joystick is a 1983 studio album by the Dazz Band, a Cleveland group whose music combines funk, R&B, dance rhythms, and e...

Dance 1980S R&b Electro Funk

7.3 Good

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White Women

White Women is a 2014 studio album by Chromeo, the Canadian duo of David Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel. It combines sy...

Dance 2010S Pop Funk Electro Funk

7.3 Good

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Nightshift

Released in 1985, Nightshift is the eleventh studio album by the American funk and soul band the Commodores. The album i...

Classic 1980S R&b Commodores

6.8 Fair