# Sly & the Family Stone — Every Record We Rank

Sly & the Family Stone appears 3 times in our Funk, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and The Waxonia Desk — Where the Accent Moved lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Funk, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and The Waxonia Desk — Where the Accent Moved
- **Year:** 1969
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in Funk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/sly-and-the-family-stone/

## Appears on

### [Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)](https://waxonia.com/track/sly-and-the-family-stone--thank-you-falettinme-be-mice-elf-agin/)

*1969 · Epic · No. 2 in [Funk](https://waxonia.com/genre/funk/)*

Larry Graham slaps and pops a bass because his band had no drummer, and invents an entire technique by accident. The most cheerful record ever written about being ground down.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/), [The Waxonia Desk — Where the Accent Moved](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-accent-moved/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Sly%20%26%20the%20Family%20Stone%20Thank%20You%20(Falettinme%20Be%20Mice%20Elf%20Agin)) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9vmaTI2LE)

### [Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)](https://waxonia.com/track/sly-and-the-family-stone--thank-you-falettinme-be-mice-elf-agin/)

*1969 · Epic · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A bass technique invented to cover for a missing drummer, and the most cheerful record ever written about being ground down.

Also on: [Funk](https://waxonia.com/genre/funk/), [The Waxonia Desk — Where the Accent Moved](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-accent-moved/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Sly%20%26%20the%20Family%20Stone%20Thank%20You%20(Falettinme%20Be%20Mice%20Elf%20Agin)) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9vmaTI2LE)

### [Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)](https://waxonia.com/track/sly-and-the-family-stone--thank-you-falettinme-be-mice-elf-agin/)

*1969 · Epic · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — Where the Accent Moved](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-accent-moved/)*

A bass technique invented to cover for a missing drummer, and imitated for fifty years afterwards. Limitations make signatures far more often than intentions do.

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

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Sly%20%26%20the%20Family%20Stone%20Thank%20You%20(Falettinme%20Be%20Mice%20Elf%20Agin)) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9vmaTI2LE)

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