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