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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673 Outpost Recordings

United States of America · 1 albums 4.400

674 Poker Flat Recordings

Germany · founded 1998 · 1 albums 4.400

675

Sour Mash

United Kingdom · 1 albums 4.400

676

Squint Entertainment

United States of America · founded 1997 · 1 albums 4.400

677 Syco Music

United Kingdom · founded 2002 · 1 albums 4.400

678 Hymen Records

Germany · founded 1997 · 1 albums 4.380

679

Infectious Records

United Kingdom · founded 1993 · 1 albums 4.380

680

Minty Fresh

United States of America · 1 albums 4.380

681 Paradoxx Music

Brazil · founded 1993 · 1 albums 4.380

682 Rhino Atlantic

United States of America · 1 albums 4.380

683

Homestead Records

United States of America · founded 1983 · 1 albums 4.320

684 !K7

Germany · founded 1996 · 1 albums 4.300

685 Scampering Songs Publishing

United States of America · 1 albums 4.300

686 Teleprompt Records

United States of America · founded 2003 · 1 albums 4.300

687 Bethesda Softworks

United States of America · founded 1985 · 1 albums 4.250

688 UCJ

United Kingdom · 1 albums 4.250

689

Alive Records

United States of America · founded 1993 · 1 albums 4.200

690

Arista Nashville

United States of America · founded 1989 · 1 albums 4.200

691 Aware Records

United States of America · founded 1993 · 1 albums 4.200

692 Bethlehem Records

United States of America · founded 1953 · 1 albums 4.200

693 Black Mark Label founded 1984 · 1 albums 4.200

694 Butterfly Records

United Kingdom · 1 albums 4.200

695 Byelobog Productions

Norway · founded 2010 · 1 albums 4.200

696 Chaos Recordings

United States of America · founded 1992 · 1 albums 4.200