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