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

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Why this number?

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769 Bacillus Records

Germany · 1 albums 3.800

770 Bama Rags

United States of America · 1 albums 3.800

771 CATUNE

Japan · founded 2001 · 1 albums 3.800

772 Crimson

United Kingdom · 1 albums 3.800

773 CyberOctave

United States of America · 1 albums 3.800

774 Deathbomb Arc

United States of America · founded 1998 · 1 albums 3.800

775 Discos CBS 1 albums 3.800

776 Dreambrother

United Kingdom · 1 albums 3.800

777

Dreamville

United States of America · founded 2007 · 1 albums 3.800

778 Drop the Gun Recordings 1 albums 3.800

779 Headhunter Records

United States of America · 1 albums 3.800

780

Hopeless Records founded 1993 · 1 albums 3.800

781 Human Highway

Japan · 1 albums 3.800

782 Jennifer Hartman Records

United States of America · 1 albums 3.800

783

Liberty EMI Records UK

United Kingdom · founded 2001 · 1 albums 3.800

784 Long Lost Brother Records

United Kingdom · 1 albums 3.800

785

Milan

United States of America · founded 1978 · 1 albums 3.800

786 Mute Corporation

United States of America · founded 1994 · 1 albums 3.800

787

New West Records

United States of America · founded 1998 · 1 albums 3.800

788 Off Beat

Germany · founded 1993 · 1 albums 3.800

789

Reigning Phoenix Music

Germany · founded 2023 · 1 albums 3.800

790

Spinefarm Records U.K.

United Kingdom · founded 2007 · 1 albums 3.800

791 Cogumelo Produções

Brazil · 1 albums 3.780

792 Edel Records

Germany · founded 1986 · 1 albums 3.780