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Most sampled performers

Image Artist Samples Sampled songs Sampling artists
1 James Brown 163 49 52
2 Bob James 65 7 54
3 Kool & The Gang 58 25 26
4 Parliament 46 24 11
5 The J.B.'s 41 16 19
6 Sly & The Family Stone 40 21 15
7 Funkadelic 33 17 14
8 Isaac Hayes 29 13 25
9 Marvin Gaye 28 20 21
10 Curtis Mayfield 22 13 19
11 Lyn Collins 21 3 13
12 The Meters 21 13 15
13 Elvis Presley 19 18 13
14 Melvin Bliss 19 1 15
15 Steve Miller Band 19 5 13
16 Bobby Byrd 18 2 8
17 Average White Band 18 10 11
18 The Isley Brothers 18 9 18
19 Bing Crosby 18 13 9
20 George Clinton 17 1 9
21 The Honey Drippers 17 1 11
22 Ohio Players 17 8 13
23 The Beatles 16 14 10
24 Michael Jackson 16 14 14
25 Led Zeppelin 15 7 11
26 Zapp 14 6 9
27 The Incredible Bongo Band 14 3 12
28 Stevie Wonder 14 11 9
29 The Bar-Kays 14 5 10
30 Grover Washington Jr. 13 7 13
31 Herbie Hancock 13 9 10
32 William S. Burroughs 13 11 2
33 Kraftwerk 13 11 12
34 The Five Stairsteps 13 5 11
35 Diana Ross 12 8 11
36 War [US] 12 8 11
37 Jimmy Castor 12 6 11
38 Lou Donaldson 12 7 7
39 Bill Withers 12 6 11
40 David Bowie 12 9 11
41 Billy Squier 11 1 9
42 Aretha Franklin 11 9 9
43 Rick James 11 5 8
44 B.T. Express 11 5 9
45 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 11 7 11
46 Nina Simone 11 7 11
47 Donald Byrd 10 6 9
48 Rufus Thomas 10 5 7
49 Earth, Wind & Fire 10 9 9
50 Glen Campbell 10 10 7
51 Joe Tex 10 3 4
52 Chic 10 5 10
53 The Temptations [US1] 10 8 9
54 The 5th Dimension 10 6 7
55 Sugarhill Gang 10 5 8
56 John Scott Trotter 10 5 6
57 The Emotions [US1] 10 2 9
58 Roy Ayers 9 6 7
59 Otis Redding 9 9 9
60 Mountain 9 2 8
61 The Soul Searchers 9 4 8
62 The Jackson 5 9 7 8
63 Leslie West 8 1 7
64 Ray Charles [US1] 8 7 6
65 Gladys Knight 8 7 8
66 Quincy Jones 8 6 8
67 The Pointer Sisters 8 5 7
68 Rose Royce 8 5 8
69 Vangelis 8 5 4
70 Felix Pappalardi 8 1 7
71 Serge Gainsbourg 8 4 7
72 Lee Dorsey 8 4 7
73 Barry White 8 5 7
74 Public Enemy 8 5 7
75 Gil Scott-Heron 7 7 7
76 Mandrill 7 5 6
77 The Turtles 7 4 5
78 Lalo Schifrin 7 5 5
79 Skull Snaps 7 2 5
80 Marva Whitney 7 2 7
81 Tammi Terrell 7 5 7
82 The Police 7 5 5
83 Ken Darby 7 2 6
84 Roger Troutman 7 3 4
85 Donny Hathaway 7 5 7
86 The Jordanaires 7 7 5
87 Pink Floyd 7 4 6
88 The Clash 7 6 6
89 Queen 7 5 6
90 Dennis Coffey 7 4 5
91 The Mohawks 7 1 7
92 Cannonball Adderley 7 7 5
93 The Staple Singers 7 2 5
94 Freddie Hubbard 6 4 5
95 Les McCann 6 5 5
96 Depeche Mode 6 4 5
97 Heatwave 6 5 6
98 The Fatback Band 6 4 5
99 Steely Dan 6 5 6
100 Eurythmics 6 3 6