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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 | “UFO” ESG |
138 |
| 2 | “Synthetic Substitution” Melvin Bliss |
101 |
| 3 | “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” Bob James |
70 |
| 4 | “Impeach the President” Honey Drippers |
68 |
| 5 | “It's a New Day” Skull Snaps |
65 |
| 6 | “Nautilus” Bob James |
61 |
| 7 | “Summer Madness” Kool and the Gang |
59 |
| 7 | “Long Red” Mountain |
59 |
| 9 | “Between the Sheets” Isley Brothers |
54 |
| 10 | “Theme from the Planets” Dexter Wansel |
51 |
| 11 | “Spinning Wheel” Lonnie Smith |
48 |
| 12 | “Papa Was Too” Joe Tex |
47 |
| 13 | “I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe” Barry White |
44 |
| 13 | “For the Love of You” Isley Brothers |
44 |
| 15 | “Funky Worm” Ohio Players |
43 |
| 16 | “Sing a Simple Song” Sly & The Family Stone |
42 |
| 16 | “Sneakin' in the Back” Tom Scott |
42 |
| 18 | “I'm Glad You're Mine” Al Green |
41 |
| 18 | “More Bounce to the Ounce” Zapp |
41 |
| 20 | “Genius of Love” Tom Tom Club |
40 |
Most sampled artists
| # | Artist | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isley Brothers 20 songs |
207 |
| 2 | Bob James 23 songs |
196 |
| 3 | Isaac Hayes 26 songs |
190 |
| 4 | James Brown 34 songs |
171 |
| 5 | Kool and the Gang 25 songs |
161 |
| 6 | ESG 1 song |
138 |
| 7 | Al Green 14 songs |
126 |
| 8 | Michael Jackson 16 songs |
124 |
| 9 | Marvin Gaye 22 songs |
114 |
| 10 | Melvin Bliss 1 song |
101 |
| 11 | Ohio Players 14 songs |
99 |
| 12 | Zapp 7 songs |
94 |
| 13 | Teddy Pendergrass 8 songs |
93 |
| 14 | Curtis Mayfield 17 songs |
86 |
| 15 | O'Jays 9 songs |
84 |
| 16 | Les McCann 10 songs |
79 |
| 17 | Funkadelic 16 songs |
72 |
| 17 | Gap Band 7 songs |
72 |
| 19 | Honey Drippers 1 song |
68 |
| 20 | Dexter Wansel 5 songs |
67 |
Artists with the most samples found
| # | Sampling artist | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Rock includes 10 with guest artists |
45 |
| 2 | Nas includes 5 with guest artists |
31 |
| 3 | Damu the Fudgemunk includes 4 with guest artists |
22 |
| 4 | Raekwon includes 8 with guest artists |
21 |
| 5 | O.C. | 19 |
| 5 | People Under the Stairs | 19 |
| 5 | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | 19 |
| 8 | Common includes 3 with guest artists |
18 |
| 8 | Jay-Z includes 2 with guest artists |
18 |
| 8 | Snoop Dogg includes 3 with guest artists |
18 |
| 11 | De la Soul includes 1 with guest artists |
17 |
| 11 | The Game includes 6 with guest artists |
17 |
| 13 | J Dilla | 16 |
| 13 | Rodney O & Joe Cooley | 16 |
| 15 | Diamond D includes 2 with guest artists |
15 |
| 15 | Fat Joe includes 2 with guest artists |
15 |
| 15 | Lil Rob | 15 |
| 15 | Master P includes 2 with guest artists |
15 |
| 15 | Papoose includes 1 with guest artists |
15 |
| 15 | Royal Flush includes 1 with guest artists |
15 |
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
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 1,098 |
| 1970s | 6,524 |
| 1980s | 1,732 |
| 1990s | 34 |
| 2000s | 1 |
Top contributors (past 30 days)
| 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 |