# Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five — Every Record We Rank

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five appears once in our Electro list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Electro
- **Year:** 1982
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Electro
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/grandmaster-flash-and-the-furious-five/

## Appears on

### [The Message](https://waxonia.com/track/grandmaster-flash-and-the-furious-five--the-message/)

*1982 · Sugar Hill · No. 3 in [Electro](https://waxonia.com/genre/electro/)*

Not electro exactly, but made on the same machines in the same year and it changed what a rap record was permitted to be about. The synth bassline is the sound of the format arriving.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Grandmaster%20Flash%20%26%20The%20Furious%20Five%20The%20Message) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jwo8-IUzOuc)

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