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Sampling artists
1
James Brown
163
49
52
2
Kool & The Gang
58
25
26
3
Parliament
46
24
11
4
Sly & The Family Stone
40
21
15
5
Marvin Gaye
28
20
21
6
Elvis Presley
19
18
13
7
Funkadelic
33
17
14
8
The J.B.'s
41
16
19
9
The Beatles
16
14
10
10
Michael Jackson
16
14
14
11
Isaac Hayes
29
13
25
12
Bing Crosby
18
13
9
13
Curtis Mayfield
22
13
19
14
The Meters
21
13
15
15
Stevie Wonder
14
11
9
16
Kraftwerk
13
11
12
17
William S. Burroughs
13
11
2
18
Average White Band
18
10
11
19
Earth, Wind & Fire
10
9
9
20
David Bowie
12
9
11
21
Glen Campbell
9
9
6
22
Herbie Hancock
13
9
10
23
Otis Redding
9
9
9
24
The Isley Brothers
18
9
18
25
Aretha Franklin
11
9
9
26
Diana Ross
12
8
11
27
War [US]
12
8
11
28
Ohio Players
17
8
13
29
The Temptations [US1]
10
8
9
30
Led Zeppelin
15
7
11
31
Ray Charles [US1]
8
7
6
32
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
11
7
11
33
Gladys Knight
8
7
8
34
The Jordanaires
7
7
5
35
Nina Simone
11
7
11
36
Cannonball Adderley
7
7
5
37
The Jackson 5
9
7
8
38
Lou Donaldson
12
7
7
39
Gil Scott-Heron
7
7
7
40
Grover Washington Jr.
13
7
13
41
Bob James
65
7
54
42
Jimmy Castor
12
6
11
43
Bee Gees
6
6
5
44
John Barry
6
6
6
45
The Commodores
6
6
6
46
The Clash
7
6
6
47
The Crusaders [US1]
6
6
5
48
The 5th Dimension
10
6
7
49
Bill Withers
12
6
11
50
Zapp
14
6
9
51
Roy Ayers
9
6
7
52
Donald Byrd
10
6
9
53
Quincy Jones
8
6
8
54
The Pointer Sisters
8
5
7
55
Abbé Pierre Kaelin
5
5
1
56
The Police
7
5
5
57
Whitney Houston
5
5
5
58
Donna Summer
5
5
4
59
Patrice Rushen
5
5
4
60
Three Dog Night
5
5
4
61
The Rolling Stones
6
5
5
62
Tammi Terrell
7
5
7
63
Lalo Schifrin
7
5
5
64
Chic
10
5
10
65
Little Richard
5
5
3
66
Jimi Hendrix
6
5
3
67
B.T. Express
11
5
9
68
Rose Royce
8
5
8
69
Public Enemy
8
5
7
70
Heatwave
6
5
6
71
Rufus Thomas
10
5
7
72
Donny Hathaway
7
5
7
73
Sugarhill Gang
10
5
8
74
Rick James
11
5
8
75
Queen
7
5
6
76
The Five Stairsteps
13
5
11
77
Barry White
8
5
6
78
John Scott Trotter
10
5
6
79
The Bar-Kays
14
5
10
80
Willie Hutch
5
5
5
81
Mandrill
7
5
6
82
Les McCann
6
5
5
83
The Spinners [US]
5
5
4
84
Steve Miller Band
19
5
13
85
Steely Dan
6
5
6
86
Elton John
5
5
2
87
Vangelis
8
5
4
88
Weather Report
5
5
4
89
ABBA
4
4
4
90
N.W.A
4
4
2
91
The Soul Searchers
8
4
7
92
Depeche Mode
6
4
5
93
Joni Mitchell
4
4
3
94
Love Unlimited Orchestra
4
4
3
95
The Gap Band
5
4
4
96
The Coasters
4
4
4
97
Blood, Sweat & Tears
5
4
4
98
U2
4
4
4
99
Beastie Boys
5
4
5
100
Ennio Morricone
4
4
4
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