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