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  "slug": "funkadelic",
  "name": "Funkadelic",
  "description": "Funkadelic appears 2 times in our Funk and The Waxonia Desk — What the DJs Kept lists, placing as high as No. 10. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/funkadelic/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1978,
    "last": 1978
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 10,
    "list": "Funk"
  },
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      "entries": 1
    },
    {
      "kind": "curator",
      "slug": "the-desk-what-the-djs-kept",
      "name": "The Waxonia Desk — What the DJs Kept",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-what-the-djs-kept/",
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    {
      "trackKey": "funkadelic--one-nation-under-a-groove",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/funkadelic--one-nation-under-a-groove/",
      "title": "One Nation Under a Groove",
      "year": 1978,
      "label": "Warner Bros.",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The last great statement of funk as a mass movement rather than a set of techniques. It is a manifesto you can dance to, and it knows disco is already at the door.",
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        }
      ],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Funkadelic%20One%20Nation%20Under%20a%20Groove",
          "exact": false
        },
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      },
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        "name": "Funk",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "trackKey": "funkadelic--one-nation-under-a-groove",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/funkadelic--one-nation-under-a-groove/",
      "title": "One Nation Under a Groove",
      "year": 1978,
      "label": "Warner Bros.",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The border case, and here as one. Funkadelic on a disco list is arguable, and a list nobody could argue with is a list nobody chose.",
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          "name": "Funk",
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        },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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}