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

4,701

Johan Edlund

5 records · 1997–2008

285.99

57.20/rec

4,702

Dado Parisini

8 records · 1991–2008

285.92

35.74/rec

4,703

Jürgen Jansen

11 records · 1990–2005

285.81

25.98/rec

4,704

Rod Hui

7 records · 1983–1995

285.78

40.83/rec

4,705

Horst Müller

7 records · 1977–1992

285.73

40.82/rec

4,706

Solefald

6 records · 1997–2010

285.71

47.62/rec

4,707

Watain

3 records · 2007–2010 · Sweden

285.71

95.24/rec

4,708

David Bradley

3 records · 1977–1981

285.67

95.22/rec

4,709

Klaatu

3 records · 1977–1981

285.67

95.22/rec

4,710

Gösta Sundqvist

12 records · 1980–2000

285.63

23.80/rec

4,711

John Corbett

15 records · 1968–2003

285.53

19.04/rec

4,712

M People

8 records · 1991–1997

285.29

35.66/rec

4,713

Corey Smyth

6 records · 2001–2010

285.28

47.55/rec

4,714

Prince Jammy

11 records · 1979–2009

285.27

25.93/rec

4,715

Chris Porter

16 records · 1981–2010

285.24

17.83/rec

4,716

Destruction

4 records · 1985–2005

285.12

71.28/rec

4,717

The Oktopus

5 records · 1998–2008

285.11

57.02/rec

4,718

Brent Maher

17 records · 1979–2006

284.91

16.76/rec

4,719

Daniel Abraham

11 records · 1984–1994

284.86

25.90/rec

4,720

Kristin Hersh

10 records · 1994–2010

284.76

28.48/rec

4,721

David Harrow

7 records · 1985–1996

284.72

40.67/rec

4,722

Julian Gallagher

14 records · 1994–2007

284.59

20.33/rec

4,723

Pavement

4 records · 1992–1994 · United States of America

284.59

71.15/rec

4,724

Corey Hart

5 records · 1985–1997

284.57

56.91/rec

4,725

Iron Maiden

3 records · 1979–2000 · United Kingdom

284.45

94.82/rec

4,726

Robbie Kilgore

4 records · 1984–1990

284.44

71.11/rec

4,727

Skids

3 records · 1979–1981

284.38

94.79/rec

4,728

Steve Miller Band

3 records · 1968–1970

284.36

94.79/rec

4,729

Pedro Hietanen

9 records · 1985–1990

284.32

31.59/rec

4,730

Chris Common

9 records · 2005–2009

284.29

31.59/rec

4,731

Current 93

5 records · 1984–1996

284.28

56.86/rec

4,732

Crematory

7 records · 1993–2004 · Germany

284.24

40.61/rec

4,733

Gorilla Musik

5 records · 1971–1975

284.18

56.84/rec

4,734

Michael Algar

7 records · 1985–2004

284.17

40.60/rec

4,735

Mark Broom

6 records · 1994–2007

284.12

47.35/rec

4,736

David Thrussell

8 records · 1970–2017

284.06

35.51/rec

4,737

Earth and Fire

3 records · 1979–1982

284.04

94.68/rec

4,738

Dale Oehler

3 records · 1975–1978

284.01

94.67/rec

4,739

Scott Hendricks

15 records · 1987–2025

284.01

18.93/rec

4,740

Larry Fast

8 records · 1976–1989

283.87

35.48/rec

4,741

Pushead

4 records · 1985–1992

283.85

70.96/rec

4,742

Neil Hannon

11 records · 1993–2010

283.69

25.79/rec

4,743

Tracy Chapman

9 records · 1988–2005 · United States of America

283.50

31.50/rec

4,744

John Porcell

7 records · 1988–2000

283.47

40.50/rec

4,745

Bob Potter

4 records · 1970–1977

283.44

70.86/rec

4,746

Karl Bartos

8 records · 1986–2003

283.35

35.42/rec

4,747

Julius Butty

8 records · 2004–2011

283.29

35.41/rec

4,748

Dave McCracken

13 records · 2001–2011

283.25

21.79/rec

4,749

Jeremy Wheatley

22 records · 1998–2016

283.23

12.87/rec

4,750

Merlin Bobb

14 records · 1987–2003

283.20

20.23/rec