The Roots Music Report's
Top Funk Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where I Belong | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 2 | How Glad I Am | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 3 | Dance to the Music | Sly & The Family Stone |
| 4 | Lady Liberty | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 5 | Give Until You Live | FreeWorld |
| 6 | Let's Do It | Dumpstaphunk |
| 7 | Hey Hey Hey (Fi Nah Nay) | River Eckert |
| 8 | Love's Gonna Find a Way Again | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 9 | Peace in My Heart | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 10 | People | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 11 | Be Your Lady | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 12 | Hung Up on My Baby | El Michels Affair |
| 13 | Born Under a Bad Sign | Booker T. & The M.G.'s |
| 14 | Over You | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 15 | Lotsapoppa | Mestizo Beat |
| 16 | Dumpstamental | Dumpstaphunk |
| 17 | Funky President (People It's Bad) | James Brown |
| 18 | Miss Mess | Brooklyn Funk Essentials |
| 19 | Show Me the Way | Euforquestra |
| 20 | Make It After All | Dumpstaphunk |
| 21 | Rev. Mccarty's Bbq Shack | Mingo Fishtrap |
| 22 | Santa's Got a Bag of Soul | The Poets Of Rhythm |
| 23 | The Lobbyist (Live) | Lettuce |
| 24 | Whacha Gonna Bring | The Motet |
| 25 | Cloak and Dagger | The Motet |
| 26 | Get Up Offa That Thing | James Brown |
| 27 | United Nations Stomp (feat. Marcus King) | Dumpstaphunk |
| 28 | Puppet on Your String | Galactic & Irma Thomas |
| 29 | The Truth | The Motet |
| 30 | Move the Earth | Euforquestra |
| 31 | Subterranean Homesick Blues | Kyle Hollingsworth |
| 32 | Supernova | The Motet |
| 33 | That Dream | The Motet |
| 34 | It's Too Funky in Here | James Brown |
| 35 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) | Sly & The Family Stone |
| 36 | Itchy Boo | Dumpstaphunk |
| 37 | Hands on the Wheel | Euforquestra |
| 38 | I Want to Take You Higher | Sly & The Family Stone |
| 39 | Dance for Me Mama | Neville Jacobs |
| 40 | The Love You Left Behind (feat. Alecia Chakour) | Lettuce |
| 41 | Super Bad | James Brown |
| 42 | Twist and Shout | The Isley Brothers |
| 43 | City Rain | Neville Jacobs |
| 44 | You Can Make It if You Try | Sly & The Family Stone |
| 45 | Where Do We Go from Here | Dumpstaphunk |
| 46 | El Pueblo Unido | El Michels Affair |
| 47 | Prophets of Rage | Brownout |
| 48 | Move on Up (Live) | Lettuce |
| 49 | Nothin' Wrong | FreeWorld |
| 50 | Danger | The Motet |
| 51 | The Ever Watchful Eye | Turkuaz |
| 52 | Fool No More | The Motet |
| 53 | Papa's Got a Brand New Bag | James Brown |
| 54 | Boomerang (feat. Justin Johnson) | Bootsy Collins |
| 55 | Brain Drain Fever | Turkuaz |
| 56 | It's a Man's World | James Brown |
| 57 | Papa Don't Take No Mess | James Brown |
| 58 | Mother Popcorn | James Brown |
| 59 | 116th St. | Lettuce |
| 60 | It's Your Thing | The Isley Brothers |
| 61 | Spaced Cowboy | Sly & The Family Stone |
| 62 | Backwash | Dumpstaphunk |
| 63 | Brownie | Brownout |
| 64 | Licking Stick - Licking Stick | James Brown |
| 65 | Contraband | The Motet |
| 66 | Doctor Cook | Savoy Motel |
| 67 | Discern/Define | The Poets Of Rhythm |
| 68 | Behind the Blue Curtains | El Michels Affair |
| 69 | Tambourine and Fan | Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band |
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