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