Producers

The bench

The people who made the records — 14,615 producers, ranked by the Groove of what they produced. Not by fame. By the work.

Sort Career Groove Per record Output

Career Groove across, per-record up. Right is volume; high is consistency; the corner is both.

The crown

Michael Cuscuna

354 records · 1954–2013

17,464.15

1,701

Napalm Death

11 records · 1987–2009 · United Kingdom

751.18

68.29/rec

1,702

Kings of Convenience

7 records · 2000–2009 · Norway

750.90

107.27/rec

1,703

Bob Small

3 records · 1970–1975

750.51

250.17/rec

1,704

Grover Washington, Jr.

12 records · 1978–1992 · United States of America

749.22

62.44/rec

1,705

Michael James Jackson

7 records · 1977–1987

749.06

107.01/rec

1,706

Metallica

14 records · 1983–2011 · United States of America

748.63

53.47/rec

1,707

Ricky Wilde

31 records · 1981–2020

748.29

24.14/rec

1,708

Guy Fixsen

24 records · 1991–2014

748.03

31.17/rec

1,709

Supertramp

9 records · 1971–1987 · United Kingdom

747.74

83.08/rec

1,710

Ken Caillat

17 records · 1965–2011

747.55

43.97/rec

1,711

They Might Be Giants

25 records · 1986–2012 · United States of America

747.47

29.90/rec

1,712

Mauro Picotto

18 records · 1992–2007

747.15

41.51/rec

1,713

Jay Jay French

7 records · 1984–2004

746.90

106.70/rec

1,714

Wyclef Jean

22 records · 1994–2009

746.56

33.93/rec

1,715

Joe Satriani

13 records · 1987–2010 · United States of America

746.13

57.39/rec

1,716

Ian Samwell

11 records · 1964–1986

745.88

67.81/rec

1,717

Masterboy Beat Production

13 records · 1994–1996

745.66

57.36/rec

1,718

Henry 'Junjo' Lawes

19 records · 1977–2009

745.58

39.24/rec

1,719

Robert Stigwood

19 records · 1966–2005

745.33

39.23/rec

1,720

Felix Gauder

24 records · 1995–2009

744.25

31.01/rec

1,721

Josh Silver

15 records · 1993–2007

743.68

49.58/rec

1,722

Adrian Utley

9 records · 1994–2005

743.61

82.62/rec

1,723

Bill Withers

7 records · 1972–1989 · United States of America

743.55

106.22/rec

1,724

Norman Connors

8 records · 1976–1988

743.49

92.94/rec

1,725

Philippe Zdar

15 records · 1993–2018

743.43

49.56/rec

1,726

Rick Jarrard

9 records · 1967–1970

742.09

82.45/rec

1,727

Mike Mogis

30 records · 1996–2011

740.75

24.69/rec

1,728

Morris Day

5 records · 1982–1992

740.64

148.13/rec

1,729

Guy Massey

6 records · 2000–2006

740.38

123.40/rec

1,730

Trust

5 records · 1980–1984

738.94

147.79/rec

1,731

Derek Bramble

7 records · 1984–1993

738.88

105.55/rec

1,732

Jeff Zeigler

4 records · 2008–2014

738.47

184.62/rec

1,733

Captain Beyond

3 records · 1972–1977

737.59

245.86/rec

1,734

Bob Lamb

4 records · 1980–1990

737.41

184.35/rec

1,735

Davitt Sigerson

14 records · 1984–1997

737.17

52.66/rec

1,736

Karl Heinz Ocasek

15 records · 1977–1989

737.14

49.14/rec

1,737

Bob Geldof

6 records · 1977–1992

737.10

122.85/rec

1,738

Alex Newport

26 records · 1992–2012

736.73

28.34/rec

1,739

Ulrich Schnauss

6 records · 1998–2008

735.38

122.56/rec

1,740

ANT

18 records · 1996–2012

734.90

40.83/rec

1,741

Cashman & West

6 records · 1973–1980

734.74

122.46/rec

1,742

Rupert Holmes

10 records · 1971–1987

733.95

73.40/rec

1,743

Darshan Jesrani

5 records · 1999–2008

733.42

146.68/rec

1,744

John Loder

7 records · 1981–1992

733.13

104.73/rec

1,745

Chris Chin

27 records · 1974–2009

732.93

27.15/rec

1,746

Count Bass D

5 records · 1995–2006

732.34

146.47/rec

1,747

LTJ Bukem

4 records · 1992–1997

731.93

182.98/rec

1,748

Jack Lewis

14 records · 1959–2004

731.81

52.27/rec

1,749

Abey Fonn

7 records · 1958–1974

731.80

104.54/rec

1,750

Harvey Fuqua

10 records · 1961–1982

731.65

73.17/rec