# Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force — Every Record We Rank

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force appears 3 times in our Electro, Laurent Garnier — A Life in Twenty-One Records, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Electro, Laurent Garnier — A Life in Twenty-One Records, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1982
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Electro
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/afrika-bambaataa-and-the-soulsonic-force/

## Appears on

### [Planet Rock](https://waxonia.com/track/afrika-bambaataa-and-the-soulsonic-force--planet-rock/)

*1982 · Tommy Boy · No. 1 in [Electro](https://waxonia.com/genre/electro/)*

Two Kraftwerk records, an 808 and a Bronx sound system. The single most generative record in this entire corpus: techno, electro, Miami bass and most of what followed all point back at it.

Also on: [Laurent Garnier — A Life in Twenty-One Records](https://waxonia.com/selection/laurent-garnier-a-life-in-records/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Afrika%20Bambaataa%20%26%20The%20Soulsonic%20Force%20Planet%20Rock) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SqS8X-5aIns)

### [Planet Rock](https://waxonia.com/track/afrika-bambaataa-and-the-soulsonic-force--planet-rock/)

*1982 · Tommy Boy · Picked by [Laurent Garnier — A Life in Twenty-One Records](https://waxonia.com/selection/laurent-garnier-a-life-in-records/)*

Where electro begins, for me. Those enormous synthesizers carrying a rhythmic energy that lands like a rock record — I had heard nothing put together that way before.

Also on: [Electro](https://waxonia.com/genre/electro/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Afrika%20Bambaataa%20%26%20The%20Soulsonic%20Force%20Planet%20Rock) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SqS8X-5aIns)

### [Planet Rock](https://waxonia.com/track/afrika-bambaataa-and-the-soulsonic-force--planet-rock/)

*1982 · Tommy Boy · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

Two German records, an 808 and a Bronx park. The most generative four minutes in this entire corpus — techno, electro and half of pop start here.

Also on: [Electro](https://waxonia.com/genre/electro/), [Laurent Garnier — A Life in Twenty-One Records](https://waxonia.com/selection/laurent-garnier-a-life-in-records/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Afrika%20Bambaataa%20%26%20The%20Soulsonic%20Force%20Planet%20Rock) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SqS8X-5aIns)

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