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

251

Herbie Hancock

21 records · 1969–2007 · United States of America

2,670.60

127.17/rec

252

David K. Tedds

17 records · 1969–1997

2,668.39

156.96/rec

253

Dermot James

30 records · 1981–1998

2,663.65

88.79/rec

254

Nellee Hooper

44 records · 1988–2006

2,662.01

60.50/rec

255

Ferry Corsten

30 records · 1993–2011

2,656.60

88.55/rec

256

Chris Tsangarides

37 records · 1980–2007

2,656.20

71.79/rec

257

Jon Caffery

50 records · 1982–2005

2,653.60

53.07/rec

258

Tom Petty

17 records · 1978–2010 · United States of America

2,649.00

155.82/rec

259

Al Schmitt

17 records · 1963–2010

2,645.40

155.61/rec

260

Larry Rosen

70 records · 1956–1994

2,639.98

37.71/rec

261

Mike Howlett

49 records · 1978–2001

2,625.97

53.59/rec

262

Peter Collins

71 records · 1979–2010

2,618.23

36.88/rec

263

Trent Reznor

38 records · 1989–2013 · United States of America

2,615.23

68.82/rec

264

Richie Hawtin

21 records · 1990–2012

2,611.96

124.38/rec

265

Dave Fridmann

70 records · 1990–2018

2,603.28

37.19/rec

266

Mark Knopfler

30 records · 1980–2015 · United Kingdom

2,600.04

86.67/rec

267

Roger Glover

32 records · 1972–2006

2,589.51

80.92/rec

268

Peter Asher

48 records · 1968–2013

2,588.20

53.92/rec

269

Neil Kernon

45 records · 1979–2012

2,578.44

57.30/rec

270

Alan Winstanley

43 records · 1978–2007

2,578.37

59.96/rec

271

Peanut Butter Wolf

43 records · 1998–2010

2,577.86

59.95/rec

272

Dave Grusin

70 records · 1956–2004

2,574.49

36.78/rec

273

Arthur Baker

47 records · 1979–2005

2,572.84

54.74/rec

274

Tom Waits

13 records · 1983–2004 · United States of America

2,571.51

197.81/rec

275

Andy Sneap

35 records · 1997–2024

2,571.02

73.46/rec

276

Filippo Salvadori

28 records · 1966–2007

2,562.50

91.52/rec

277

Michael Cretu

59 records · 1980–2016

2,555.63

43.32/rec

278

Dayton “Bones” Howe

23 records · 1965–1984

2,551.02

110.91/rec

279

Jimmy Miller

42 records · 1967–2019

2,544.54

60.58/rec

280

James Anthony Carmichael

23 records · 1973–1998

2,540.86

110.47/rec

281

Paul Simon

25 records · 1966–2006 · United States of America

2,539.07

101.56/rec

282

Alan Parsons

25 records · 1974–2013 · United States of America

2,529.10

101.16/rec

283

Phil Spector

31 records · 1962–2003

2,528.48

81.56/rec

284

Tom Allom

34 records · 1972–2024

2,516.36

74.01/rec

285

Norman Whitfield

36 records · 1964–1986

2,514.16

69.84/rec

286

Jon Kelly

61 records · 1979–2004

2,498.24

40.95/rec

287

Tim Simenon

35 records · 1987–2010

2,497.43

71.36/rec

288

Steve Albini

61 records · 1988–2010

2,491.49

40.84/rec

289

David Byrne

29 records · 1974–2012 · United States of America

2,490.85

85.89/rec

290

Jon Astley

26 records · 1966–1997

2,485.13

95.58/rec

291

cEvin Key

35 records · 1985–2004

2,478.13

70.80/rec

292

Kathleen Brennan

11 records · 1983–2004

2,464.93

224.08/rec

293

Yes

19 records · 1969–2001 · United Kingdom

2,459.04

129.42/rec

294

The Human League

13 records · 1979–2002 · United Kingdom

2,457.15

189.01/rec

295

Gamble & Huff

23 records · 1968–1986

2,452.10

106.61/rec

296

Rick Wakeman

18 records · 1971–2010

2,451.73

136.21/rec

297

Kate Bush

29 records · 1978–2005 · United Kingdom

2,450.71

84.51/rec

298

Dave Ogilvie

40 records · 1985–2012

2,437.53

60.94/rec

299

Peter Grant

15 records · 1969–1982

2,437.36

162.49/rec

300

David Gilmour

30 records · 1969–2024 · United Kingdom

2,436.04

81.20/rec