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

1,951

Manny Charlton

11 records · 1974–1992

668.24

60.75/rec

1,952

Robin Black

7 records · 1975–2014

668.18

95.45/rec

1,953

Steve Lyon

17 records · 1995–2003

667.29

39.25/rec

1,954

Bolt Thrower

9 records · 1989–2005 · United Kingdom

666.95

74.11/rec

1,955

Isis

7 records · 1999–2009 · United States of America

666.63

95.23/rec

1,956

Brendan Benson

10 records · 2002–2012

665.92

66.59/rec

1,957

Heiko Maile

10 records · 1988–2006

665.87

66.59/rec

1,958

Boris Blank

5 records · 1979–1997

665.43

133.09/rec

1,959

Leonard & Phil Chess

10 records · 1955–1997

665.27

66.53/rec

1,960

Berno Paulsson

18 records · 1991–2012

665.14

36.95/rec

1,961

Richard H. Kirk

9 records · 1984–2006

664.93

73.88/rec

1,962

Adam Granduciel

7 records · 2008–2017

664.70

94.96/rec

1,963

The Shamen

16 records · 1987–1998 · United Kingdom

664.66

41.54/rec

1,964

Charles Gavin

7 records · 1965–1988

664.32

94.90/rec

1,965

Sean Murphy

5 records · 1971–1989

663.43

132.69/rec

1,966

Gerhard Behles

3 records · 1997–2001

663.17

221.06/rec

1,967

Jasmine Dumile

3 records · 2002–2004

662.73

220.91/rec

1,968

Eric B. & Rakim

4 records · 1987–1988 · United States of America

662.28

165.57/rec

1,969

Ice‐T

16 records · 1988–2006

662.21

41.39/rec

1,970

Кирилл Талтаев

14 records · 1985–2004

662.08

47.29/rec

1,971

John Mayall

14 records · 1968–2014

661.88

47.28/rec

1,972

Richard Mazda

13 records · 1981–1993

661.49

50.88/rec

1,973

Michael Lardie

12 records · 1986–2009

661.30

55.11/rec

1,974

Stephan Galfas

17 records · 1974–2003

661.25

38.90/rec

1,975

Stevie Ray Vaughan

6 records · 1983–1997

660.97

110.16/rec

1,976

Glen Robinson

13 records · 1989–2009

660.79

50.83/rec

1,977

Jerry Rappaport

13 records · 1969–2002

660.61

50.82/rec

1,978

Candace Bond

3 records · 1973–1981

660.59

220.20/rec

1,979

Christopher Neil

33 records · 1979–2002

659.89

20.00/rec

1,980

Celso Valli

15 records · 1978–2008

659.87

43.99/rec

1,981

Roy Davis Jr.

14 records · 1992–2000

659.69

47.12/rec

1,982

Sodom

9 records · 1987–2019

659.40

73.27/rec

1,983

Pascal F.E.O.S.

11 records · 1993–2010

658.68

59.88/rec

1,984

Fila Brazillia

7 records · 1994–2002

658.19

94.03/rec

1,985

Tom Biery

5 records · 1966–2004

657.81

131.56/rec

1,986

O’Kelly Isley

7 records · 1969–1981

657.53

93.93/rec

1,987

Rudolph Isley

7 records · 1969–1981

657.53

93.93/rec

1,988

Claudio Casalini

10 records · 1982–1985

657.36

65.74/rec

1,989

Oliver Bondzio

13 records · 1993–2005

656.77

50.52/rec

1,990

Shut Up and Dance

10 records · 1990–1994

656.53

65.65/rec

1,991

Anthony Monn

12 records · 1978–1987

655.73

54.64/rec

1,992

T++

4 records · 2001–2005

655.72

163.93/rec

1,993

David Lucas

6 records · 1972–1995

655.63

109.27/rec

1,994

Big Country

12 records · 1983–1993

655.41

54.62/rec

1,995

Marc L. Kreiner

3 records · 1978–1978

654.92

218.31/rec

1,996

Talib Kweli

6 records · 2000–2010

654.92

109.15/rec

1,997

Tom Cossie

3 records · 1978–1978

654.92

218.31/rec

1,998

Kirk Degiorgio

9 records · 1992–2001

654.17

72.69/rec

1,999

Kreator

5 records · 1988–1999 · Germany

654.11

130.82/rec

2,000

Danny Tenaglia

15 records · 1993–2012

653.85

43.59/rec