The Groove

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 · founded 1887 · 230 albums

1,619.233

Why this number?

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529 BMG Poland

Poland · 1 albums 5.736

530 Conspiracy Records

Belgium · founded 1996 · 1 albums 5.736

531 HevyDevy Records

Canada · founded 1996 · 1 albums 5.736

532 Music70

United Kingdom · 1 albums 5.736

533 Williams Street

United States of America · 1 albums 5.700

534 Columbia Masterworks

United States of America · founded 1924 · 1 albums 5.670

535 Keltia Musique

France · founded 1978 · 1 albums 5.670

536

550 Music

United States of America · founded 1992 · 1 albums 5.600

537 Castle Face Records

United States of America · 1 albums 5.600

538 Eye Witness Records

United Kingdom · founded 2019 · 1 albums 5.600

539 Jetset Records

United States of America · 1 albums 5.600

540

Kitchenware Records

United Kingdom · founded 1982 · 1 albums 5.600

541

Liberation Records

Australia · founded 1981 · 1 albums 5.600

542 MBD

United Kingdom · 1 albums 5.600

543 Perpetual Novice

United States of America · founded 2019 · 1 albums 5.600

544 QUATTRO/UK DISCS

Japan · 1 albums 5.600

545 Ruthless Records

United States of America · founded 1986 · 1 albums 5.600

546

Stateside

United Kingdom · founded 1962 · 1 albums 5.600

547

Ariola

Germany · founded 1958 · 1 albums 5.580

548

Frontier Records

United States of America · founded 1980 · 1 albums 5.580

549

Greensleeves Records

United Kingdom · founded 1975 · 1 albums 5.580

550 Trisol

Germany · 1 albums 5.580

551 Integrity Music

United States of America · founded 1987 · 5 albums 5.441

552 Dedicated

United Kingdom · founded 1990 · 1 albums 5.440