A Funky Cookout Playlist That Will Even Get Your Auntie Dancing

It’s hard to say which one of Michael Jackson’s albums was his best, but Off the Wall is definitely up there. And “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” is one of the funkiest tracks of all.

Sampled by Big Pun on “I’m Not A Player,” the O’Jays 1976 hit “Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby” still hits today.

No disrespect, Beyoncé, but I’ll take Franke Beverly’s version of “Before I Let Go” any day.

First Choice, a ‘70s girl group from Philly, was known for their dance hits which inspired much of the house music that would become popular decades later, like “Love Thang.”

There’s something about the bass on Slave’s “Just a Touch of Love” that makes you want to dance.

You can’t have a funk playlist without at least one track from Roy Ayers. And at almost 7 minutes long, dancing to “Running Away” will burn some serious calories.

Positive Force didn’t have a lot of hits, but they’ll always be remembered for their funk classic “We Got The Funk,” released on Sugarhill Records in 1979.

“Outstanding” was one of the biggest hits on the Gap Band’s 1982 platinum-selling album Gap Band IV.

Before there was New Edition, there were The Whispers, who have been doing their thing since the ‘60s, and “And the Beat Goes On” is one their classic funk hits. The dance moves in the video are everything.

Teena Marie was one of the funkiest white girls in the game and “Square Biz” is undeniably one of the hits we’ll never stop dancing to.

You may remember him for “Caribbean Queen,” but “Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)“ is arguably one of Billy Ocean’s most danceable tracks.

The first lead singer of the group One Way, Alicia Meyers’ vocals are undeniable on her R&B hit, “I Want to Thank You.”

When it comes to funk, you can’t beat George Clinton and Funkadelic.

When Kool & The Gang asks, “What you wanna do? You wanna get down?” you can’t say no!