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24,711samples listed
19,964different sampling songs
7,863sampling artists
5,727sampled songs (breaks)
3,893albums
1,978different artists sampled
Most sampled songs
| # | Song | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Funky Drummer” James Brown |
214 |
| 2 | “UFO” ESG |
197 |
| 3 | “Synthetic Substitution” Melvin Bliss |
195 |
| 4 | “Impeach the President” Honey Drippers |
184 |
| 5 | “Sing a Simple Song” Sly & The Family Stone |
169 |
| 6 | “Think (About It)” Lyn Collins |
151 |
| 7 | “Funky President” James Brown |
128 |
| 8 | “It's a New Day” Skull Snaps |
126 |
| 9 | “Nautilus” Bob James |
124 |
| 10 | “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” Bob James |
114 |
| 11 | “Atomic Dog” George Clinton |
113 |
| 12 | “The Payback” James Brown |
103 |
| 13 | “Long Red” Mountain |
96 |
| 14 | “Funky Worm” Ohio Players |
93 |
| 15 | “Papa Was Too” Joe Tex |
92 |
| 15 | “More Bounce to the Ounce” Zapp |
92 |
| 17 | “Apache” Incredible Bongo Band |
84 |
| 18 | “Blind Alley” Emotions |
81 |
| 18 | “Flashlight” Parliament |
81 |
| 20 | “N.T.” Kool and the Gang |
79 |
Most sampled artists
| # | Artist | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Brown 97 songs |
1,078 |
| 2 | Kool and the Gang 43 songs |
456 |
| 3 | Bob James 26 songs |
391 |
| 4 | Isaac Hayes 44 songs |
374 |
| 5 | Parliament 46 songs |
344 |
| 6 | Isley Brothers 27 songs |
309 |
| 7 | Sly & The Family Stone 38 songs |
304 |
| 8 | Funkadelic 40 songs |
256 |
| 9 | Ohio Players 26 songs |
235 |
| 10 | The J. B.'s 28 songs |
216 |
| 11 | Marvin Gaye 30 songs |
209 |
| 12 | Zapp 9 songs |
204 |
| 13 | ESG 2 songs |
198 |
| 13 | Lyn Collins 9 songs |
198 |
| 15 | Melvin Bliss 1 song |
195 |
| 16 | Curtis Mayfield 30 songs |
190 |
| 17 | Al Green 18 songs |
188 |
| 18 | Honey Drippers 1 song |
184 |
| 19 | Michael Jackson 20 songs |
172 |
| 20 | Meters 34 songs |
171 |
Artists with the most samples found
| # | Sampling artist | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | De la Soul includes 6 with guest artists |
240 |
| 2 | Public Enemy | 209 |
| 3 | Beastie Boys includes 1 with guest artists |
197 |
| 4 | Ice Cube includes 1 with guest artists |
182 |
| 5 | A Tribe Called Quest includes 7 with guest artists |
174 |
| 6 | Big Daddy Kane includes 1 with guest artists |
152 |
| 6 | Gang Starr includes 6 with guest artists |
152 |
| 8 | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | 146 |
| 9 | EPMD includes 1 with guest artists |
133 |
| 10 | Tupac includes 23 with guest artists |
127 |
| 11 | LL Cool J includes 4 with guest artists |
126 |
| 12 | Eric B and Rakim | 122 |
| 13 | Nas includes 11 with guest artists |
113 |
| 14 | Jungle Brothers | 111 |
| 15 | DJ Shadow | 105 |
| 16 | Jay-Z includes 13 with guest artists |
101 |
| 17 | Common includes 11 with guest artists |
94 |
| 18 | Cypress Hill includes 2 with guest artists |
93 |
| 18 | N.W.A. | 93 |
| 20 | Brand Nubian includes 2 with guest artists |
89 |
Artists by genre
| Soul, Funk and R&B | 714 (36.1%) |
| Rock/Pop | 506 (25.6%) |
| Jazz | 395 (20%) |
| Soundtracks | 54 (2.7%) |
| Reggae | 48 (2.4%) |
| Easy Listening | 44 (2.2%) |
| Old School Rap | 35 (1.8%) |
| Blues | 30 (1.5%) |
| Comedy | 22 (1.1%) |
| Various | 20 (1%) |
| Electronica | 19 (1%) |
| World | 18 (0.9%) |
| Latin | 17 (0.9%) |
| Classical | 13 (0.7%) |
| Children's | 12 (0.6%) |
| Compilations | 7 (0.4%) |
| Country | 7 (0.4%) |
| Library | 7 (0.4%) |
| Novelty | 7 (0.4%) |
| Gospel | 3 (0.2%) |
| Films | 0 (0%) |
Sampled by decade
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 51 |
| 1960s | 3,225 |
| 1970s | 16,434 |
| 1980s | 4,059 |
| 1990s | 102 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 |
Top contributors
| 1 | Pimpin-Pat | 4,256 |
| 2 | slugfest123 | 2,089 |
| 3 | CellarDoor | 952 |
| 4 | hip pickle | 529 |
| 5 | Soulcontrollah | 334 |
| 6 | CWroyal88 | 233 |
| 7 | wordisband | 155 |
| 8 | boro_jank | 127 |
| 9 | Rah-Love | 115 |
| 10 | Who Used This? | 49 |