Recording

One Nation Under a Groove
Funkadelic

Independently chosen for2 of our lists. Here is what each of them said.

Released

1978

Label

Warner Bros.

On

Funk and The Waxonia Desk — What the DJs Kept

Updated

2026-08-29

1. 10

   Ranked No. 10 in Funk

   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.

2. ·

   Picked by The Waxonia Desk — What the DJs Kept

   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.