In 2019, music in the hip-hop genre was most likely to contain samples, with 32 percent of hip-hop songs in the top 100 songs United States containing a sample in that year. R&B also had a significant proportion of songs including samples, with 24 percent of the most popular R&B records featuring a sample. Rock was the genre least likely to incorporate sampling, with only four percent of the top 100 rock tracks using a sample.
Share of the top 100 songs using music samples in the United States in 2019, by genre
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Tracklib. "Share of The Top 100 Songs Using Music Samples in The United States in 2019, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136108/music-sampling-by-genre-us/
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Share of the top 100 songs using music samples in the United States in 2019, by genre [Graph], Tracklib, December 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136108/music-sampling-by-genre-us/