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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?
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241 20th Century Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1972 · 2 albums 19.400
242 Bad Seed Ltd Australia flagAustralia · 3 albums 19.380
243 Drag City United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1989 · 3 albums 19.280
244 Sony Soho Square United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1991 · 4 albums 19.220
245 Sony Records International Japan flagJapan · founded 2001 · 4 albums 19.215
246 Jagjaguwar United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1996 · 3 albums 19.160
247 Def Jam Recordings Japan flagJapan · founded 2005 · 3 albums 18.760
248 deadAir United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 2021 · 3 albums 18.680
249 Enigma United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1980 · 3 albums 18.560
250 Fat Wreck Chords United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1991 · 4 albums 18.536
251 The Flenser United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 2009 · 3 albums 18.390
252 Under One Flag United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1986 · 3 albums 18.350
253 WWA Records United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1973 · 1 albums 18.270
254 Wax Trax! Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1981 · 4 albums 18.180
255 EastWest Japan Japan flagJapan · 2 albums 18.130
256 Planet Mu United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1995 · 4 albums 18.020
257 AVALON Japan flagJapan · 3 albums 17.920
258 Gull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1974 · 2 albums 17.850
259 Avantgarde Music Italy flagItaly · founded 1994 · 4 albums 17.780
260 No Remorse Records Germany flagGermany · 3 albums 17.670
261 Young Money United States of America flagUnited States of America · 4 albums 17.580
262 Octone Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2 albums 17.515
263 New Haven Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1990 · 7 albums 17.496
264 Deathlike Silence Productions Norway flagNorway · 2 albums 17.410