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The greatest labels of all time

876 labels ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Columbia

United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1887 · 230 albums
1,619.233
Why this number?
The full board
2 Warner Bros. Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1958 · 145 albums 1,263.186
3 Atlantic United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1947 · 145 albums 1,191.723
4 Island founded 1959 · 128 albums 1,110.270
5 Epic United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1953 · 133 albums 984.568
6 EMI United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1972 · 91 albums 920.076
7 Parlophone United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1896 · 61 albums 908.098
8 Virgin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1972 · 128 albums 885.229
9 Interscope Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1990 · 97 albums 755.480
10 Capitol Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1942 · 79 albums 646.182
11 Elektra United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1950 · 66 albums 627.357
12 RCA United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1901 · 97 albums 620.144
13 Vertigo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1969 · 46 albums 595.700
14 Harvest United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1969 · 30 albums 583.630
15 Mercury Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1945 · 65 albums 536.368
16 CBS United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1962 · 73 albums 530.136
17 Geffen Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · 62 albums 490.940
18 Roadrunner Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1980 · 72 albums 463.946
19 Nuclear Blast Germany flagGermany · founded 1987 · 82 albums 458.460
20 Polydor United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1913 · 66 albums 449.693
21 A&M Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1962 · 67 albums 409.371
22 XL Recordings United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1989 · 31 albums 336.840
23 Mute United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1978 · 38 albums 324.300
24 Apple Records United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1968 · 23 albums 306.750