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The Top 40

876 labels ranked. Not a record of investment dressed up as a record of merit — the Groove measures what is true and says so, identically for a household name and for a band nobody has heard of. How it works

No. 1

Columbia

United States of America · founded 1887
1,619.233
Why this number?

heard and loved beloved, less heard widely heard. Every chart on earth measures reach and calls it merit. This one separates them.

The Top 40 · 876 labels ranked
2 Warner Bros. Records United States of America · founded 1958 1,263.186
3 Atlantic United States of America · founded 1947 1,191.723
4 Island founded 1959 1,110.270
5 Epic United States of America · founded 1953 984.568
6 EMI United Kingdom · founded 1972 920.076
7 Parlophone United Kingdom · founded 1896 908.098
8 Virgin United Kingdom · founded 1972 885.229
9 Interscope Records United States of America · founded 1990 755.480
10 Capitol Records United States of America · founded 1942 646.182
11 Elektra United States of America · founded 1950 627.357
12 RCA United States of America · founded 1901 620.144
13 Vertigo United Kingdom · founded 1969 595.700
14 Harvest United Kingdom · founded 1969 583.630
15 Mercury Records United States of America · founded 1945 536.368
16 CBS United States of America · founded 1962 530.136
17 Geffen Records United States of America 490.940
18 Roadrunner Records United States of America · founded 1980 463.946
19 Nuclear Blast Germany · founded 1987 458.460
20 Polydor United Kingdom · founded 1913 449.693
21 A&M Records United States of America · founded 1962 409.371
22 XL Recordings United Kingdom · founded 1989 336.840
23 Mute United Kingdom · founded 1978 324.300
24 Apple Records United Kingdom · founded 1968 306.750
25 Charisma United Kingdom · founded 1969 304.230
26 4AD United Kingdom · founded 1980 303.560
27 Sire Records United States of America · founded 1966 294.150
28 Arista United States of America · founded 1974 291.816
29 Republic Records United States of America · founded 1994 284.960
30 Warp United Kingdom · founded 1989 249.920
31 Century Media Germany · founded 1988 230.355
32 Aftermath Entertainment United States of America · founded 1996 224.990
33 Def Jam Recordings United States of America · founded 1984 213.540
34 Domino United Kingdom · founded 1993 212.200
35 Music for Nations United Kingdom · founded 1983 194.040
36 RCA Victor United States of America · founded 1929 193.590
37 MCA Records United States of America · founded 1967 193.560
38 Maverick United States of America 185.960
39 Roc‐A‐Fella Records United States of America · founded 1996 177.890
40 American Recordings United States of America · founded 1993 167.590
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