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Most Sampled Artists or Groups

  1. James Brown (922)
  2. Kool and the Gang (312)
  3. Parliament (290)
  4. Sly & the Family Stone (Sly Stone) (258)
  5. Bob James (201)
  6. Isaac Hayes (199)
  7. The J.B.'s (197)
  8. Funkadelic (191)
  9. Lyn Collins (154)
  10. Ohio Players (143)
  11. Meters (135)
  12. Isley Brothers (116)
  13. Zapp (116)
  14. The Honeydrippers (115)
  15. Lou Donaldson (113)
  16. Curtis Mayfield (111)
  17. Marvin Gaye (111)
  18. Roy Ayers (Ubiquity) (109)
  19. Average White Band (108)
  20. Quincy Jones (100)
  21. Earth, Wind and Fire (98)
  22. Prince (96)
  23. George Clinton (95)
  24. Grover Washington Jr. (95)
  25. Melvin Bliss (95)
  26. Herbie Hancock (91)
  27. Barry White (89)
  28. Fatback (The Band) (89)
  29. Bobby Byrd (87)
  30. Michael Jackson (84)
  31. Chic (75)
  32. Kraftwerk (75)
  33. Joe Tex (69)
  34. Al Green (68)
  35. Ramsey Lewis (66)
  36. Stevie Wonder (65)
  37. Skull Snaps (63)
  38. Crusaders (62)
  39. ESG (62)
  40. Emotions (60)
  41. B. T. Express (58)
  42. Incredible Bongo Band (55)
  43. The Jackson 5 (55)
  44. Blackbyrds (54)
  45. David Axelrod (54)
  46. Commodores (53)
  47. George Benson (53)
  48. Les McCann (53)
  49. Rufus Thomas (52)
  50. Tom Scott (51)

Most Sampled Songs

  1. Funky Drummer by James Brown (183)
  2. Sing A Simple Song by Sly & the Family Stone (Sly Stone) (126)
  3. Think (About It) by Lyn Collins (117)
  4. Impeach the President by The Honeydrippers (115)
  5. Funky President by James Brown (100)
  6. Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss (95)
  7. Atomic Dog by George Clinton (84)
  8. N.T. by Kool and the Gang (74)
  9. The Payback by James Brown (68)
  10. Nautilus by Bob James (64)
  11. UFO by ESG (61)
  12. Flashlight by Parliament (60)
  13. It's A New Day by Skull Snaps (60)
  14. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (First Appearance On Album) by James Brown (59)
  15. More Bounce To the Ounce by Zapp (51)
  16. Funky Worm by Ohio Players (50)
  17. Hot Pants. . . I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming by Bobby Byrd (49)
  18. Apache by Incredible Bongo Band (49)
  19. Jungle Boogie by Kool and the Gang (47)
  20. The Champ by Mohawks (46)
  21. Take Me To the Mardi Gras by Bob James (45)
  22. Papa Was Too (Live) by Joe Tex (44)
  23. Long Red by Mountain (41)
  24. Big Beat by Billy Squier (39)
  25. Blind Alley by Emotions (39)
  26. Ode To Billy Joe by Lou Donaldson (38)
  27. Sneakin' In the Back by Tom Scott (37)
  28. Ashley's Roachclip (Horns Drums) by Soul Searchers (36)
  29. Kool Is Back by Funk Inc. (34)
  30. The Grunt by The J.B.'s (33)
  31. You Can Make It If You Try by Sly & the Family Stone (Sly Stone) (33)
  32. Amen Brother by The Winstons (33)
  33. I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Babe by Barry White (32)
  34. Knot Just (Knee Deep) by Funkadelic (32)
  35. Get Out of My Life, Woman by Lee Dorsey (32)
  36. Different Strokes by Syl Johnson (32)
  37. I Know You Got Soul by Bobby Byrd (31)
  38. Blow Your Head by The J.B.'s (31)
  39. Pot Belly by Lou Donaldson (31)
  40. Don't Change Your Love by Five Stairsteps (30)
  41. Schoolboy Crush by Average White Band (28)
  42. Good Times by Chic (28)
  43. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (Remix) by James Brown (28)
  44. Hihache by Lafayette Afro Rock Band (28)
  45. Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band (28)
  46. I Get Lifted by George McCrae (27)
  47. Hydra by Grover Washington Jr. (27)
  48. Tramp by Lowell Fulsom (27)
  49. Good Ole Music by Funkadelic (26)
  50. God Made Me Funky by Headhunters (26)

Most Prolific Sampling Artists or Groups

  1. De La Soul (249)
  2. Beastie Boys (230)
  3. Public Enemy (200)
  4. A Tribe Called Quest (181)
  5. Ice Cube (180)
  6. Pete Rock (156)
  7. Big Daddy Kane (149)
  8. GangStarr (149)
  9. LL Cool J (144)
  10. Jay-Z (143)
  11. Eric B and Rakim (134)
  12. EPMD (133)
  13. Tupac Shakur (128)
  14. DJ Shadow (117)
  15. Nas (112)
  16. Jungle Brothers (108)
  17. Common (94)
  18. NWA (91)
  19. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (85)
  20. Brand Nubian (81)
  21. Cypress Hill (81)
  22. Notorious BIG (80)
  23. Schoolly D (80)
  24. Biz Markie (79)
  25. Compton's Most Wanted (79)
  26. Kanye West (78)
  27. Redman (75)
  28. 3rd Bass (74)
  29. Beatnuts (74)
  30. Heavy D (74)
  31. Masta Ace (74)
  32. Ultramagnetic MCs (72)
  33. Above the Law (68)
  34. Prodigy (68)
  35. Digital Underground (67)
  36. Ice T (67)
  37. Mary J. Blige (64)
  38. Black Sheep (61)
  39. Kool G Rap (60)
  40. Chubb Rock (59)
  41. Snoop Dogg (59)
  42. Boogie Down Productions (58)
  43. Dr. Dre (58)
  44. Geto Boys (58)
  45. Lord Finesse (58)
  46. Run-DMC (57)
  47. X-Clan (57)
  48. Scooter (56)
  49. Das EFX (55)
  50. Pharcyde (55)

Most Samples in a Song

  1. Pump Up the Volume by MARRS (27)
  2. Move the Crowd by Eric B and Rakim (20)
  3. Jackin' For Beats by Ice Cube (20)
  4. Hey Ladies by Beastie Boys (17)
  5. Paid In Full by Eric B and Rakim (16)
  6. In/Flux by DJ Shadow (15)
  7. Oldcore by The Masochist (15)
  8. Night of the Living Baseheads by Public Enemy (15)
  9. I Know You Got Soul by Eric B and Rakim (14)
  10. The Number Song by DJ Shadow (13)
  11. Shake Your Rump by Beastie Boys (12)
  12. Say Kids, What Time Is It? by Coldcut (12)
  13. Basic Mega-Mix by DJ Shadow (12)
  14. A Tale of Five Cities by Peanut Butter Wolf (12)
  15. Eazy-Duz-It by Eazy-E (11)
  16. The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel by Grandmaster Flash (11)
  17. Shadrach by Beastie Boys (10)
  18. Hit Me With the Beat by CEO (10)
  19. A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' by De La Soul (10)
  20. Cool Breeze On the Rocks by De La Soul (10)
  21. Lesson 6 by Jurassic 5 (10)
  22. Anti-Nigger Machine by Public Enemy (10)
  23. Theme From S'Express by S'Express (10)
  24. Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest (9)
  25. Eggman by Beastie Boys (9)
  26. The Phuncky Feel One by Cypress Hill (9)
  27. Midnight In A Perfect World by DJ Shadow (9)
  28. I Wanna Kill Sam by Ice Cube (9)
  29. Gittin' Funky by Kid 'N Play (9)
  30. Jack U. Back (So You Wanna Be A Gangsta) by Lifer's Group (9)
  31. Fight the Power by Public Enemy (9)
  32. Bonita Applebaum by A Tribe Called Quest (8)
  33. Hold It Now, Hit It by Beastie Boys (8)
  34. Growin' Up In the 'Hood by Compton's Most Wanted (8)
  35. How I Could Just Kill A Man by Cypress Hill (8)
  36. Keepin' the Faith by De La Soul (8)
  37. Say No Go by De La Soul (8)
  38. The Magic Number by De La Soul (8)
  39. Lesson 2 by Double Dee and Steinski (8)
  40. Look Who's Burnin' by Ice Cube (8)
  41. Pawns In the Game by Professor Griff (8)
  42. Welcome To the Terrordome by Public Enemy (8)
  43. Blow Your Mind by Redman (8)
  44. Self-Destruction by Stop the Violence Movement (8)
  45. Xodus by X-Clan (8)
  46. Steppin' To the A.M. by 3rd Bass (7)
  47. Oh My God by A Tribe Called Quest (7)
  48. 33% God by Beastie Boys (7)
  49. Jimmy James by Beastie Boys (7)
  50. Sounds of Science by Beastie Boys (7)