One Nation Under A Groove (studio album) by Funkadelic

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 1,602nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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80/100 (from 260 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1978 (30th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (317th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,602nd)
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Funkadelic bestography

One Nation Under A Groove is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Funkadelic on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Funkadelic is Maggot Brain which is ranked number 383 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,589.

Funkadelic album bestography « Higher ranked (383rd) This album (1,602nd) Lower ranked (3,435th) »
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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80/100 (from 260 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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65/100
From 10/14/2021 15:02
fun funk + rock
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From 01/13/2021 04:33
The live Maggot Brain that comes on the bonus EP alongside this album really calls attention to the detrimental lack of Eddie Hazel in later Funkadelic.
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From 04/12/2020 09:08
Agree with other BEA users in the comments - funk is so underrated on this site! One Nation Under a Groove is a brilliant album without any dull tracks. Beautiful guitar and bass interplay.

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Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!
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From 07/11/2019 17:33
90/100

why does parliament , funkadelic, earth wind and fire, sly & the family stone are sou underrated in this site????????
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From 02/20/2015 00:19
Arguably the greatest funk album ever, and yet it's only ranked 31st for 1978 and way out of the top 1,000 overall. a shame
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From 01/07/2015 23:53
A good album .. not a great album. The groove comes and goes and there exists a certain possibility that this record was mixed in the studio under altered states of minds. Go figure.
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From 01/05/2014 16:19
This album is so underrated on this site. Funk in general on this site.
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From 07/13/2011 17:24
I totally agree, that song is in my top 50 of all time, great album.
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From 07/13/2011 15:13
Why is this not, at least, in our top 300? It's brilliant. Not one song without the words 'groovy' or 'funk' in it. And I love it. A feel good album that you van get into right away. Guitar playing is great, and some of the lyrics are my favourite ever. A must listen.
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From 06/03/2010 19:41
"One nation under a groove" is one of my all time favorite singles, probably in the top 20..This album remains one of the biggest selling R/B albums of all time. When it came out, Warners could not print enough to keep up with the demand. The same thing happened with the 1979 follow up, "Uncle Jam wants you" with the classic "Knee Deep".
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