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Soul, Funk and R&B artists

#	Artist	Times sampled
1	James Brown	1,078
2	Kool and the Gang	456
3	Isaac Hayes	374
4	Parliament	344
5	Isley Brothers	309
6	Sly & The Family Stone	304
7	Funkadelic	256
8	Ohio Players	235
9	The J. B.'s	216
10	Marvin Gaye	209
11	Zapp	204
12	ESG	198
12	Lyn Collins	198
14	Melvin Bliss	195
15	Curtis Mayfield	190
16	Al Green	188
17	Honey Drippers	184
18	Michael Jackson	172
19	Meters	171
20	Average White Band	142
21	Barry White	141
22	Skull Snaps	130
23	Earth, Wind & Fire	128
24	George Clinton	124
24	O'Jays	124
26	Teddy Pendergrass	115
27	Joe Tex	114
28	Emotions	112
29	Gap Band	107
30	Prince	105
31	Bobby Byrd	96
32	Incredible Bongo Band	95
33	Dexter Wansel	93
34	Commodores	90
34	Patrice Rushen	90
36	Minnie Riperton	89
37	Five Stairsteps	86
37	Stevie Wonder	86
39	The Dramatics	85
40	B. T. Express	82
40	Bill Withers	82
42	Soul Searchers	79
42	Willie Hutch	79
44	Funk Inc.	75
45	Cameo	74
46	Aretha Franklin	73
46	Lafayette Afro Rock Band	73
48	Temptations	71
49	Bar-Kays	69
50	Diana Ross	66
50	New Birth	66
50	Rose Royce	66
50	Syl Johnson	66
54	Mohawks	65
55	The Stylistics	64
56	5th Dimension	63
57	Brothers Johnson	62
57	The) Fatback (Band	62
57	War	62
60	Eddie Kendricks	60
61	DeBarge	56
61	Rufus Thomas	56
63	Main Ingredient	55
64	Chic	54
64	Donny Hathaway	54
66	Lamont Dozier	51
66	Love Unlimited Orchestra	51
66	The Winstons	51
69	Pleasure	50
70	Lee Dorsey	48
71	24 Carat Black	46
71	Brick	46
71	Kid Dynamite	46
71	Mtume	46
71	One Way	46
71	Whatnauts	46
77	Bobby Caldwell	45
77	Graham Central Station	45
77	Roger (Troutman)	45
80	Black Heat	44
80	Dennis Edwards	44
80	The Delfonics	44
83	Detroit Emeralds	43
83	Rick James (and the Stone City Band)	43
83	The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons	43
86	Bootsy's Rubber Band (William 'Bootsy' Collins)	42
86	Jimmy Bunch Castor	42
86	Southside Movement	42
89	Gwen McCrae	41
89	Mandrill	41
91	Cheryl Lynn	39
92	Watson	38
92	Delegation	38
92	Mary Jane Girls	38
95	Booker T. & the MG's	37
95	Luther Vandross	37
95	Wilson Pickett	37
98	Banbarra	36
98	Blue Magic	36
98	Lowell Fulsom	36
101	Heatwave	35
101	The Moments	35
103	Slave	34
103	Spinners	34
105	Clyde McPhatter	33
105	Hamilton Bohannon	33
105	Harold & The Blue Notes Melvin	33
105	Mad Lads	33
105	Marva Whitney	33
105	S.O.S. Band	33
111	Dennis Coffey	32
111	Dyke & the Blazers	32
111	KC & the Sunshine Band	32
111	Staple Singers	32
111	The Floaters	32
116	Edwin Starr	31
116	Ike and Tina Turner	31
116	Otis Redding	31
116	Rufus	31
120	Baby Huey	30
120	Tower of Power	30
122	All the People ft Robert Moore	29
122	Bobby Womack	29
122	Fat Larry's Band	29
122	George McCrae	29
122	Maceo & the Macks	29
122	The Sylvers	29
128	Cymande	28
128	Melvin Van Peebles	28
128	Sade	28
128	Taana Gardner	28
132	Brass Construction	27
132	Gladys and the Pips Knight	27
134	7th Wonder	26
134	Galt MacDermot	26
134	GilScott-Heron & Brian Jackson	26
134	Last Poets	26
134	Marlena Shaw	26
134	The Counts	26
140	Millie Jackson	25
140	Yarborough & Peoples	25
142	Keni Burke	24
142	Rene & Angela	24
142	Roberta Flack	24
142	Supremes	24
142	Tyrone Davis	24
142	William Devaughn	24
148	20th Century Steel Band	23
148	Betty Wright	23
148	Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	23
148	Eddie Bo	23
148	Jean Knight	23
148	Johnny Pate	23
148	Jones Girls	23
148	Kansas City Express	23
148	Lightnin Rod	23
148	Pointer Sisters	23
148	Rhythm Heritage	23
148	Trouble Funk	23
148	Undisputed Truth	23
148	Vaughn Mason & Crew	23
162	Dionne Warwick	22
162	Kleeer	22
162	Lou Rawls	22
162	Olympic Runners	22
162	Solomon Burke	22
167	Ann Peebles	21
167	Bernard Wright	21
167	L.T.D.	21
167	Surface	21
167	The Temprees	21
172	Esther Williams	20
172	Fred and the Horny Horns Wesley	20
172	ft Frankie Beverly Maze	20
172	Harlem Underground Band	20
172	Johnny Jenkins	20
172	Lee Michaels	20
178	9th Creation	19
178	Billy Stewart	19
178	Faze-O	19
178	Luther Ingram	19
178	Soul II Soul	19
183	Al B Sure!	18
183	Grace Jones	18
183	Impressions	18
183	Jean Terrell	18
183	King Floyd	18
183	Labi Siffre	18
183	Manhattans	18
183	Smokey Robinson (& The Miracles)	18
191	Allen Toussaint	17
191	Club Nouveau	17
191	David Porter	17
191	Juicy	17
191	Leon Haywood	17
191	Shades of Brown	17
191	Tom Browne	17
198	Buddy Miles	16
198	Foster Sylvers	16
198	Freedom	16
198	Guy	16
198	Herman Kelly & Life	16
198	Jerry Butler	16
198	Manu Dibango	16
205	Chi-Lites	15
205	Chicago Gangsters	15
205	Dells	15
205	Joe Simon	15
205	Lou Bond	15
205	M F S B	15
205	Maceo & All the King's Men	15
205	Manzel	15
205	Ripple	15
205	The New Apocalypse	15
215	Anita Baker	14
215	Black Ivory	14
215	Cerrone	14
215	Four Tops	14
215	Helene Smith	14
215	Indeep	14
215	S.O.U.L.	14
215	Vicki Anderson (a.k.a. Myra Barnes)	14
215	William Bell	14
224	A Taste of Honey	13
224	Atlantic Starr	13
224	Badder Than Evil	13
224	Deneice Williams	13
224	Gloria Ann Taylor	13
224	Gloria Gaynor	13
224	Jackie Robinson	13
224	Lakeside	13
224	Loose Ends	13
224	Nite-Liters	13
224	R & J Stone	13
224	Sister Sledge	13
224	Steve Arrington (Hall of Fame)	13
224	Thunder and Lightning	13
224	Tyrone Thomas & The Whole Darn Family	13
239	Angela Bofill	12
239	Anglo-Saxon Brown	12
239	Bill Cosby	12
239	Chocolate Milk	12
239	Don Blackman	12
239	Evelyn "Champaign" King	12
239	Junior	12
239	Le Pamplemouse	12
239	Sam Cooke	12
239	Sylvia Striplin	12
239	The True Reflection	12
239	The Whispers	12
239	Uncle Louie	12
239	Zulema	12
253	Alexander O'Neal	11
253	Bloodstone	11
253	Chakachas	11
253	Donna Summer	11
253	Frieda Payne	11
253	Gaz	11
253	Labelle	11
253	Magic Disco Machine	11
253	Miami	11
253	Miracles	11
253	Renée Geyer	11
253	Silver Convention	11
253	The Mar-Keys	11
266	Captain Sky	10
266	Cold Blood	10
266	Creative Source	10
266	Dr. John	10
266	Dynamic Corvettes	10
266	Eddie Floyd	10
266	Edwin Birdsong	10
266	Gene Chandler	10
266	Intruders	10
266	Midnight Star	10
266	O.V. Wright	10
266	Oneness of Juju	10
266	Side Effect	10
266	Teena Marie	10
266	The Soul Children	10
266	The Time	10
266	Tom Brock	10
266	Yvonne Fair	10
284	Barbara Mason	9
284	Bunny Sigler	9
284	Chuck Brown	9
284	City Limits	9
284	Coke Escovedo	9
284	Cold Grits	9
284	Con Funk Shun	9
284	Dr. Buzzards' Original Savannah Band	9
284	Grady Tate	9
284	Lenny Williams	9
284	Liquid Liquid	9
284	Madelaine	9
284	Peter Brown	9
284	Shirley Bassey	9
284	Tavares	9
284	The Persuaders	9
284	The Vibrettes	9

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