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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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25 Charisma United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1969 · 27 albums 304.230
26 4AD United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1980 · 42 albums 303.560
27 Sire Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1966 · 36 albums 294.150
28 Arista United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1974 · 39 albums 291.816
29 Republic Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1994 · 34 albums 284.960
30 Warp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1989 · 28 albums 249.920
31 Century Media Germany flagGermany · founded 1988 · 46 albums 230.355
32 Aftermath Entertainment United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1996 · 15 albums 224.990
33 Def Jam Recordings United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1984 · 29 albums 213.540
34 Domino United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1993 · 27 albums 212.200
35 Music for Nations United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1983 · 18 albums 194.040
36 RCA Victor United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1929 · 21 albums 193.590
37 MCA Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1967 · 36 albums 193.560
38 Maverick United States of America flagUnited States of America · 20 albums 185.960
39 Roc‐A‐Fella Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1996 · 14 albums 177.890
40 American Recordings United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1993 · 17 albums 167.590
41 Asylum Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1971 · 23 albums 162.578
42 ATCO Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1955 · 16 albums 156.650
43 Jive United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1981 · 23 albums 154.676
44 DGC Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1990 · 15 albums 154.540
45 Fueled by Ramen United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1996 · 17 albums 150.140
46 Inside Out Music Germany flagGermany · founded 1996 · 26 albums 145.519
47 Volcano Records United States of America flagUnited States of America · founded 1996 · 6 albums 144.080
48 Chrysalis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · founded 1969 · 24 albums 142.470