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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 Steve Miller Band 19 5 13
15 Melvin Bliss 19 1 15
16 Average White Band 18 10 11
17 The Isley Brothers 18 9 18
18 Bing Crosby 18 13 9
19 Bobby Byrd 18 2 8
20 The Honey Drippers 17 1 11
21 Ohio Players 17 8 13
22 George Clinton 17 1 9
23 Michael Jackson 16 14 14
24 The Beatles 16 14 10
25 Led Zeppelin 15 7 11
26 The Incredible Bongo Band 14 3 12
27 Zapp 14 6 9
28 The Bar-Kays 14 5 10
29 Stevie Wonder 14 11 9
30 The Five Stairsteps 13 5 11
31 Kraftwerk 13 11 12
32 William S. Burroughs 13 11 2
33 Herbie Hancock 13 9 10
34 Grover Washington Jr. 13 7 13
35 War [US] 12 8 11
36 Diana Ross 12 8 11
37 Jimmy Castor 12 6 11
38 Lou Donaldson 12 7 7
39 David Bowie 12 9 11
40 Bill Withers 12 6 11
41 Billy Squier 11 1 9
42 Nina Simone 11 7 11
43 B.T. Express 11 5 9
44 Rick James 11 5 8
45 Aretha Franklin 11 9 9
46 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 11 7 11
47 Chic 10 5 10
48 Sugarhill Gang 10 5 8
49 Donald Byrd 10 6 9
50 The Emotions [US1] 10 2 9
51 John Scott Trotter 10 5 6
52 The 5th Dimension 10 6 7
53 Rufus Thomas 10 5 7
54 The Temptations [US1] 10 8 9
55 Glen Campbell 10 10 7
56 Earth, Wind & Fire 10 9 9
57 Joe Tex 10 3 4
58 Roy Ayers 9 6 7
59 The Jackson 5 9 7 8
60 Mountain 9 2 8
61 Otis Redding 9 9 9
62 The Soul Searchers 9 4 8
63 Rose Royce 8 5 8
64 Ray Charles [US1] 8 7 6
65 Public Enemy 8 5 7
66 Serge Gainsbourg 8 4 7
67 The Pointer Sisters 8 5 7
68 Lee Dorsey 8 4 7
69 Leslie West 8 1 7
70 Quincy Jones 8 6 8
71 Felix Pappalardi 8 1 7
72 Vangelis 8 5 4
73 Barry White 8 5 7
74 Gladys Knight 8 7 8
75 Skull Snaps 7 2 5
76 The Police 7 5 5
77 Queen 7 5 6
78 The Clash 7 6 6
79 Pink Floyd 7 4 6
80 Donny Hathaway 7 5 7
81 Tammi Terrell 7 5 7
82 Lalo Schifrin 7 5 5
83 The Turtles 7 4 5
84 Gil Scott-Heron 7 7 7
85 Dennis Coffey 7 4 5
86 The Mohawks 7 1 7
87 Mandrill 7 5 6
88 Marva Whitney 7 2 7
89 Ken Darby 7 2 6
90 Roger Troutman 7 3 4
91 Cannonball Adderley 7 7 5
92 The Staple Singers 7 2 5
93 The Jordanaires 7 7 5
94 Steely Dan 6 5 6
95 Malcolm McLaren 6 3 6
96 Bee Gees 6 6 5
97 Trouble Funk 6 2 5
98 Depeche Mode 6 4 5
99 Eurythmics 6 3 6
100 Freddie Hubbard 6 4 5