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Showing 132 of 314 songs
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Marvin Gaye · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye · 1982
Cleared After Dispute
Soul1980s
4 sources
Got to Give It Up
Marvin Gaye · 1977
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4 sources
Let’s Get It On
Marvin Gaye · 1973
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
4 sources
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran · 2014
Cleared After Dispute
Pop2010s
5 sources
No Scrubs
TLC · 1999
Documented Sampling History
R&B1990s
3 sources
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr. · 1984
Cleared After Dispute
Pop1980s
4 sources
My Sweet Lord
George Harrison · 1970
Cleared After Dispute
Rock1970s
5 sources
Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. · 2013
Cleared After Dispute
Pop2010s
5 sources
I Guess I’ll Always Love You
The Isley Brothers · 1966
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
2 sources
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
The Isley Brothers · 1966
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
Shout
The Isley Brothers · 1959
Documented Sampling History
Rhythm And Blues1950s
3 sources
Testify
The Isley Brothers · 1964
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
5 sources
That Lady
The Isley Brothers · 1973
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
5 sources
It’s Your Thing
The Isley Brothers · 1969
Cleared After Dispute
Funk1960s
4 sources
Best of My Love
The Emotions · 1977
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
3 sources
Boogie Wonderland
Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions · 1979
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
4 sources
We Are Family
Sister Sledge · 1979
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
3 sources
Lost in Music
Sister Sledge · 1979
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
2 sources
He’s the Greatest Dancer
Sister Sledge · 1979
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
2 sources
I’m Coming Out
Diana Ross · 1980
Documented Sampling History
Disco1980s
3 sources
Upside Down
Diana Ross · 1980
Documented Sampling History
Disco1980s
4 sources
I Want Your Love
Chic · 1979
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
2 sources
The Love You Save
The Jackson 5 · 1970
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
2 sources
I’ll Be There
The Jackson 5 · 1970
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
ABC
The Jackson 5 · 1970
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Le Freak
Chic · 1978
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
5 sources
Sherry
The Four Seasons · 1962
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
4 sources
Stand By Me
Ben E. King · 1961
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
2 sources
Cry to Me
Solomon Burke · 1962
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Piece of My Heart
Erma Franklin · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
5 sources
Twist and Shout
The Isley Brothers · 1962
Documented Sampling History
Rhythm And Blues1960s
4 sources
Get Down On It
Kool & the Gang · 1981
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
2 sources
Ladies’ Night
Kool & the Gang · 1979
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
5 sources
Celebration
Kool & the Gang · 1980
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
3 sources
Too Many Fish in the Sea
The Marvelettes · 1964
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Marvin Gaye · 1962
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
2 sources
Pride and Joy
Marvin Gaye · 1963
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Gladys Knight & the Pips · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
5 sources
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
The Temptations · 1966
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
My Girl
The Temptations · 1964
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Shop Around
The Miracles · 1960
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
The Miracles · 1962
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
5 sources
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes · 1961
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
6 sources
Beechwood 4-5789
The Marvelettes · 1962
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
Wilson Pickett · 1965
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas · 1963
Documented Sampling History
R&B1960s
4 sources
Theme from Shaft
Isaac Hayes · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4 sources
Hold On, I’m Comin’
Sam & Dave · 1966
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
Soul Man
Sam & Dave · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Knock on Wood
Eddie Floyd · 1966
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett · 1965
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
5 sources
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Roy Ayers Ubiquity · 1976
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
4 sources
Funky Nassau
The Beginning of the End · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
3 sources
Just the Two of Us
Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers · 1980
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1980s
4 sources
I Wish It Would Rain
The Temptations · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
The Temptations · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
The Temptations · 1970
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Cloud Nine
The Temptations · 1968
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
War
Edwin Starr · 1970
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
4 sources
Psychedelic Shack
The Temptations · 1969
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
The Temptations · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
No Diggity
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen · 1996
Documented Sampling History
R&B1990s
3 sources
Grandma’s Hands
Bill Withers · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
2 sources
Green Onions
Booker T. & the M.G.’s · 1962
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Lean on Me
Bill Withers · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Lovely Day
Bill Withers · 1977
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Use Me
Bill Withers · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
3 sources
Ain’t No Sunshine
Bill Withers · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
5 sources
Ain’t Nobody
Rufus and Chaka Khan · 1983
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
3 sources
September
Earth, Wind & Fire · 1978
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
3 sources
Let’s Groove
Earth, Wind & Fire · 1981
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
3 sources
Family Affair
Sly and the Family Stone · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4 sources
You Can’t Hurry Love
The Supremes · 1966
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
2 sources
Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2
The Isley Brothers · 1977
Documented Sampling History
R&B1970s
4 sources
It’s a Shame
The Spinners · 1970
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Ring My Bell
Anita Ward · 1979
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
3 sources
I’ll Take You There
The Staple Singers · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
4 sources
Between the Sheets
The Isley Brothers · 1983
Documented Sampling History
R&B1980s
5 sources
Think
Aretha Franklin · 1968
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
4 sources
I Say a Little Prayer
Dionne Warwick · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
3 sources
Freeway of Love
Aretha Franklin · 1985
Documented Sampling History
R&B1980s
3 sources
Respect
Otis Redding · 1965
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
3 sources
Loose Booty
Sly and the Family Stone · 1974
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4 sources
Rock Steady
Aretha Franklin · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
2 sources
Take Me to the River
Al Green · 1974
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
4 sources
Superstition
Stevie Wonder · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4 sources
Cold Sweat
James Brown · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
4 sources
Melting Pot
Booker T. & the M.G.'s · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
3 sources
Sing a Simple Song
Sly and the Family Stone · 1968
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
3 sources
Tramp
Lowell Fulson · 1966
Documented Sampling History
Blues1960s
4 sources
Do What You Gotta Do
Jimmy Webb (Nina Simone version) · 1967
Cleared After Dispute
Pop1960s
2 sources
Different Strokes
Syl Johnson · 1967
Cleared After Dispute
Soul1960s
3 sources
Essence (Remix)
Wizkid feat. Justin Bieber & Tems · 2021
Documented Sampling History
Afrobeats2020s
3 sources
Right Here
Justin Bieber feat. Drake · 2012
Documented Sampling History
Pop2010s
3 sources
Open Letter to the President
Roy C · 1971
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
2 sources
I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You
Leon Haywood · 1975
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
5 sources
Freedom! '90
George Michael · 1990
Documented Sampling History
Pop1990s
3 sources
Give It Up
Kool & the Gang · 1969
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
2 sources
Hollywood Swinging
Kool & the Gang · 1974
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
5 sources
Troglodyte (Cave Man)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4 sources
Fantasy
Mariah Carey · 1995
Documented Sampling History
Pop1990s
7 sources
Nothing You Can Do
Average White Band · 1974
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
2 sources
You Got It
Average White Band · 1974
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
3 sources
Let's Go Round Again
Average White Band · 1980
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
3 sources
Cut the Cake
Average White Band · 1975
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
5 sources
The Greatest Love
Allen Toussaint (first by Lee Dorsey) · 1966
Documented Sampling History
New Orleans R&B1960s
4 sources
The Chokin' Kind
Harlan Howard (pop. Joe Simon) · 1967
Documented Sampling History
Country1960s
5 sources
Color Him Father
The Winstons · 1969
No Payment Mechanism
Soul1960s
4 sources
Essence
Wizkid feat. Tems · 2020
Documented Sampling History
Afrobeats2020s
3 sources
Blind Alley
The Emotions · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
3 sources
Addictive
Truth Hurts feat. Rakim · 2002
Cleared After Dispute
Hip-Hop2000s
7 sources
Jungle Boogie
Kool & the Gang · 1973
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
5 sources
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Brown · 1965
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
5 sources
I Want You Back
The Jackson 5 · 1969
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
6 sources
Oh Happy Day
The Edwin Hawkins Singers · 1969
Documented Sampling History
Gospel1960s
3 sources
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard · 1955
Documented Sampling History
Rock and Roll1950s
7 sources
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers · 1956
Cleared After Dispute
Doo-Wop1950s
6 sources
It's Just Begun
The Jimmy Castor Bunch · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4 sources
Synthetic Substitution
Melvin Bliss · 1973
No Payment Mechanism
Funk1970s
5 sources
Impeach the President
The Honey Drippers · 1973
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
5 sources
Think (About It)
Lyn Collins · 1972
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
5 sources
Amazing Grace
John Newton (words); tune "New Britain" · 1772
Public Domain
Hymn1770s
6 sources
Rock of Ages
Traditional hymn (Toplady & Hastings) · 1776
Public Domain
Hymn1770s
4 sources
Roll, Jordan, Roll
Traditional spiritual (Fisk Jubilee Singers)
Public Domain
Spiritual
4 sources
Good Times
Chic · 1979
Cleared After Dispute
Disco1970s
7 sources
Amen, Brother
The Winstons · 1969
No Payment Mechanism
Funk1960s
7 sources
Outstanding
The Gap Band · 1982
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
6 sources
Pick Up the Pieces
Average White Band · 1974
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
7 sources