List of sampled songs

This list is of songs that use recorded samples of other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year). Obviously, this list is by no means exhaustive or complete.

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A

ABBA

"Dancing Queen", Arrival, (1976)

The JAMs: "The Queen And I", 1987 - What The Fck Is Going On?, (1987)

Aerosmith

"Walk This Way", Toys In The Attic, (1975)

Run DMC: "Walk This Way", Raising Hell, (1986)

"Dream On"

Eminem: "Sing For The Moment", The Eminem Show, (2002)

Herb Alpert

"Rise", Rise, (1979)

The Notorious BIG: "Hypnotize", Life After Death, (1997)

America

"Ventura Highway", Homecoming, (1973)

Janet Jackson: "Someone To Call My Lover", All For You, 2001

The Andrea True Connection

"More, More, More", More, More, More, (1976)

LEN: You Can't Stop The Bum Rush: "Steal My Sunshine" (1999)

Annie

"Hard Knock Life"

Jay-Z: Jay-Z, Vol. 2: ...Hard Knock Life: "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"

B

The Beatles

"The End"

Beastie Boys: "Sounds Of Science"

The White Album

DJ Danger Mouse: The Grey Album

Beethoven, Ludwig von

"Fūr Elise"

Nas: "I Can"

Birdsong, Edwin

Rapper Dapper Snapper: "Cola Bottle Baby"

De La Soul: "Me, Myself & I"

Daft Punk: Discovery: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" (2001)

Biz Markie

"Just A Friend"

Mario: "Just A Friend 2002"

Blondie

"Rapture"

Grandmaster Flash: "The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel"

Breakwater

"Release The Beast", (1980)

Daft Punk: Human After All, "Robot Rock", (2005)

Bobby Brown

"My Prerogative" (1988)

Britney Spears: "My Prerogative", (2004)

C

Tracy Chapman

"Fast Car"

Nice & Smooth: "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow"

Oliver Cheatham

"Get Down Saturday Night"

Room 5: "Saturday Night"

Chic

"Good Times"

The Sugarhill Gang: "Rapper's Delight" (1979)

Grandmaster Flash: "The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel" (1981)

The Clash

"Rock The Casbah"

Will Smith: "Willennium"

”The Guns Of Brixton”

Cypress Hill: "What's Your Number?"

George Clinton

Computer Games, "Atomic Dawg"

Puff Daddy: No Way Out, "Can't Hold Me Down"

Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle: "Who Am I (What's My Name?)"

The Commodores

Machine Gun

The Beastie Boys: "Hey Ladies!"

Craig Mack

"Flava In Your Ear"

Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule: "Ain't It Funny"

Creative Source

"Who Is He And What Is He To You?"

LL Cool J: "Phenomenon"

D

Dido

"Thank You"

Eminem: "Stan"

Willie Dixon

"You Need Love"

Led Zeppelin: "Whole Lotta Love"

(Not technically a sample but more of a hommage.)

Duran Duran

"Notorious"

Notorious B.I.G.: "NOTORIOUS"

E

Earth, Wind and Fire

"Fantasy"

Jay-Z: The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse: "As One" (2002)

Eddie Johns

"More Spell On You"

Daft Punk: Discovery, "One More Time", (2001)

Enya

"Boadicea"

The Fugees: "Ready Or Not"

Mario Winans: "I Don't Wanna Know"

F

The Flying Pickets

"Only You"

The Ultimate Seduction: "Ba Da Da Na Na Na"

Foreigner

"Hot Blooded"

Tone-Loc: "Funky Cold Medina"

G

Marvin Gaye

"Let's Get It On"

Shaggy: "Mr. Boombastic"

Gladys Knight & the Pips

"Neither One Of Us"

Angie Stone: "No More Rain"

Grandmaster Flash

"The Message"

Puff Daddy and Mase: "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", No Way Out

Ice Cube: "Check Yo Self", The Predator

H

Herbie Hancock

"Bring Down The Birds"

Dee-Lite: "Groove Is In The Heart"

Holloway, Loleatta

"Love Sensation" (Salsoul Orchestra featuring Loleatta Holloway)

Black Box: "Ride On Time"

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: "Good Vibrations"

I

The Imperials

"Can You Imagine"

Daft Punk: "Crenscendolls", Discovery (2001)

The Incredible Bongo Band

"Apache" (1973)

Grandmaster Flash: "The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel", (1981)

Sugarhill Gang: "Apache"

Isley Brothers

"Between The Sheets"

Stefani, Gwen: "Luxurious", Love, Angel, Music, Baby, (2004)

The Notorious BIG: "Big Poppa", Ready to Die 1994)

J

Jackson Five

"I Want You Back"

Jay-Z: "Izzo (HOVA)"

Lil' Romeo: "My Baby"

Jackson, Michael

"Bad", Bad

John Oswald: "Dab"

Rick James

"Super Freak" (1981)

M. C. Hammer: "U Can't Touch This" (1990)

Jay-Z

The Black Album

DJ Danger Mouse: The Grey Album

Robert Johnson

"Walking Blues"

Muddy Waters: "Country Blues"

K

Chaka Khan

"I'm Every Woman"

Whitney Houston: "I'm Every Woman"

"Through The Fire"

Kanye West: "Through The Wire"

Jean Knight

"Mr. Big Stuff"

Everclear: "AM Radio"

Kate Bush

"Cloudbusting"

Utah Saints "Something Good"

L

Led Zeppelin

"Kashmir"

Puff Daddy: "Come With Me"

Schooly D: "Signifying Rapper"

"The Ocean"

Beastie Boys: "She's Crafty"

"When The Levee Breaks"

Beastie Boys: "Rhymin' And Stealin'"

"Moby Dick"

Beastie Boys: "What Comes Around"

Loggins and Messina

"Your Mama Don't Dance"

Beastie Boys: "High Plains Drifter" [1] (http://www.moire.com/beastieboys/samples/highplainsdrifter)

M

Manilow, Barry

"Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?"

Daft Punk: Discovery, "Superheroes" (2001)

Mayfield, Curtis

"Superfly"

Beastie Boys: "Eggman" [2] (http://www.moire.com/beastieboys/samples/eggman)

Michael McDonald

"I Keep Forgetting"

Warren G: "Regulate"

John Mellencamp

"Jack & Diane"

Jessica Simpson: "I Think I'm In Love With You"

George Michael

"Father Figure"

PM Dawn: "Looking Through Patient Eyes"

Joni Mitchell

"Big Yellow Taxi"

Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip: "Got 'Til It's Gone"

N

Stevie Nicks

"Edge Of Seventeen"

Destiny's Child: "Bootylicious"

The Notorious B.I.G.

"One More Chance (Remix)"

Ashanti: "Foolish"

Gary Numan

"Are 'Friends' Electric?"

Sugababes: "Freak Like Me"

O

O'Sullivan, Gilbert

"Alone Again (Naturally)"

Biz Markie: "I Need A Haircut"

P

Parliament

Mothership Connection:

"Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"

Snoop Doggy Dogg: "Who Am I (What's My Name?)", Doggystyle

"Flash Light"

Brand Nubian: "Brand Nubian"

Snoop Doggy Dogg: "WBalls", Doggystyle

Teddy Pendergrass

"Love TKO"

Xscape: "Who Can I Run To? (Remix)"

The Police

"Every Breath You Take"

Puff Daddy : "I'll Be Missing You"

Prince

"When Doves Cry"

MC Hammer: "Pray"

Q

Queen

"Under Pressure" (1981)

Vanilla Ice: "Ice Ice Baby" (1991)

"Another One Bites The Dust" (1980)

Grandmaster Flash: "The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel" (1981)

"Hammer To Fall" (1984)

David Bowie: "Segue - Ramona A. Stone"/"I Am With Name" (1995)

R

The Ramones

"Suzy Is a Headbanger"

Beastie Boys: "High Plains Drifter"

Max Romeo

"Chase The Devil"

The Prodigy: "Out Of Space"

The Rolling Stones

orchestral cover version of "The Last Time"

The Verve: "Bittersweet Symphony"

Patrice Rushen

"Forget Me Nots"

George Michael: "Fast Love"

Will Smith: "Men In Black"

Diana Ross & the Supremes

"Love Child"

Janet Jackson: "You Want This"

"Someday We'll Be Together"

Janet Jackson: "If"

S

Satie, Erik

"Gymnopedie" No. 1

Janet Jackson: "Someone To Call My Lover"

Shostakovich, Dmitri

String Quartet No. 8

Faith No More: Angel Dust, "Malpractice", from recording by Kronos Quartet

Carly Simon

"You're So Vain"

Janet Jackson: "Son Of A Gun"

Sister Sledge

"He's The Greatest Dancer"

Will Smith: "Gettin' Jiggy With It"

"Il Macquillage Lady"

Daft Punk: "Aerodynamic", Discovery, (2001)

Sly & the Family Stone

"Loose Booty"

Beastie Boys: "Shadrach" [3] (http://www.moire.com/beastieboys/samples/shadrach)

Spandau Ballet

"True"

PM Dawn: "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"

Spear, Eric

"Coronation Street theme"

Venetian Snares: "Abomination Street", The Chocolate Wheelchair Album

Spoonie Gee

"Monster Jam"

Grandmaster Flash: "The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel"

Staple Singers

"I'll Take You There"

Salt-N-Pepa: "Let's Talk About Sex"

T

The Temptations

"My Girl"

The Temptations: "Stay" (Note: Other than Otis Williams, the Temptations have different members at the time "My Girl" was sampled for "Stay". David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams recorded the original "My Girl". The group that sings the sampled version includes Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Harry McGilberry and Barrington Henderson.)