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