218) Look-Ka Py Py : Rolling Stone

The Meters were the house band for New Orleans' genius pop producer Allen Toussaint and played on Seventies landmarks such as LaBelle's Nightbirds. These instrumental jams -- sampled by rappers including Nas and Salt-N-Pepa -- are funk of the gods, with monster bass riffs and the off-the-beat drumming of Ziggy Modeliste.

Total album sales: Under 500,000

Peak chart position: 198

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