100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
Moderator: ManPerson
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
Added Bang Records in stead of Deep Elm.
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
Cool,
The next thing for this list is refining placements and the artists listed. i.e. Republic should list Taylor Swift, but EMI shouldn't.
The next thing for this list is refining placements and the artists listed. i.e. Republic should list Taylor Swift, but EMI shouldn't.
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
I did update these two entries as of my latest re-cap.
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
Thanks.
Are there any labels that should be higher/lower on the list?
These jump out to me as being slightly lower than they should be.
63. Deutsche Grammophon (Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Amadeus Quartet)
95. Paramount (Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ma Rainey, Charley Patton)
100. Savoy (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie)
125. Varèse Sarabande (Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Hans Zimmer)
126. Concord Jazz (Ray Brown, Stan Getz, Mel Tormé)
201. Edison Records (Billy Murray, Ada Jones, Henry Burr)
202. Gramophone Company (Enrico Caruso, Fyodor Chaliapin, Nellie Melba)
203. Pathé (Enrico Caruso, Florencio Constantino, Sarah Bernhardt)
Deustche Grammophon should probably be in the top 50, and Paramount and Savoy should be higher than just inside the top 100.
Varèse Sarabande might be a top 100 label. Concord Jazz maybe around 110-ish. The three historic labels should be inside the top 200 instead out right outside it.
Are there any labels that should be higher/lower on the list?
These jump out to me as being slightly lower than they should be.
63. Deutsche Grammophon (Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Amadeus Quartet)
95. Paramount (Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ma Rainey, Charley Patton)
100. Savoy (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie)
125. Varèse Sarabande (Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Hans Zimmer)
126. Concord Jazz (Ray Brown, Stan Getz, Mel Tormé)
201. Edison Records (Billy Murray, Ada Jones, Henry Burr)
202. Gramophone Company (Enrico Caruso, Fyodor Chaliapin, Nellie Melba)
203. Pathé (Enrico Caruso, Florencio Constantino, Sarah Bernhardt)
Deustche Grammophon should probably be in the top 50, and Paramount and Savoy should be higher than just inside the top 100.
Varèse Sarabande might be a top 100 label. Concord Jazz maybe around 110-ish. The three historic labels should be inside the top 200 instead out right outside it.
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
Thoughts:
1. Atlantic (Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin)
2. Capitol (Beatles, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra)
3. Motown/Tamla (Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Supremes)
4. Columbia/CBS (Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash)
5. RCA/Victor (Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Sam Cooke)
6. Warner Bros. (Madonna, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
7. EMI (Queen, Elton John, David Bowie)
8. A&M (Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Police, Janet Jackson)
9. Parlophone (Beatles, Coldplay, Iron Maiden)
10. Sun (Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis)
11. Island (Bob Marley, U2, Toots & the Maytals)
12. Elektra (Doors, Queen, Metallica)
13. Stax/Volt (Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & M.G.'s)
14. Chess/Checker/Cadet (Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf)
15. Epic (Michael Jackson, Sly & the Family Stone, Pearl Jam)
16. Decca (Bing Crosby, Bill Haley & His Comets, Mills Brothers)
17. Reprise (Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Kinks)
18. Def Jam (Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Kanye West)
19. Blue Note (Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey)
20. Geffen (Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, Aerosmith)
21. Interscope (Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Eminem)
22. Virgin (Sex Pistols, Mike Oldfield, Daft Punk)
23. Vocalion (Robert Johnson, Billie Holiday, Gene Autry)
24. Okeh (Louis Armstrong, Mamie Smith, Johnnie Ray)
25. Arista (Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Barry Manilow)
26. Sire (Ramones, Talking Heads, Madonna)
27. Verve (Forecast) (Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday)
28. Mercury/Phonogram (Platters, Dinah Washington, Rush)
29. Brunswick (Bing Crosby, Mills Brothers, Buddy Holly & the Crickets)
30. MCA (Elton John, Who, Roots)
31. Asylum (Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits)
32. Cameo-Parkway (Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, ? & the Mysterians)
33. Apple (Beatles (incl. solo), Badfinger, Billy Preston)
34. IRS (REM, Go-Go's, Fine Young Cannibals)
35. Bad Boy (The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Janelle Monáe)
36. Death Row (2Pac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg)
37. Impulse! (John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ray Charles)
38. Atco (Cream, Otis Redding, The Allman Brothers Band)
39. Sub Pop (Nirvana, The Postal Service, Beach House)
40. DGC (Nirvana, Weezer, Beck)
41. Philadelphia International (The O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Lou Rawls)
42. Chrysalis (Jethro Tull, Blondie, Gang Starr)
43. Trojan (Bob Marley & the Wailers, Desmond Dekker, Toots & the Maytals)
44. Harvest (Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Wire)
45. Polygram (Dusty Springfield, Pixies, Rainbow)
46. Republic (The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift)
47. Factory (Joy Division, New Order, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
48. Deutsche Grammophon (Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Amadeus Quartet)
49. Smithsonian Folkways (Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly)
50. Maverick (Madonna, Alanis Morissette, Deftones)
51. Fania (Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, Rubén Blades)
52. RSO (Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Andy Gibb)
53. Polydor (ABBA, Eric Clapton, Siouxsie and the Banshees)
54. Jive/Zomba (Britney Spears, A Tribe Called Quest, Backstreet Boys)
55. London (Rolling Stones, Georg Solti, Luciano Pavarotti)
56. Dischord (Fugazi, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring)
57. Epitaph (Bad Religion, Descendents, Converge)
58. Rhino (Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Joni Mitchell)
59. Specialty (Little Richard, The Soul Stirrers, Lloyd Price)
60. Bluebird (Glenn Miller, Lionel Hampton, Bill Monroe)
61. Imperial (Fats Domino, Ricky Nelson, T-Bone Walker)
62. Monument (Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson)
63. Sugar Hill (Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Sugarhill Gang, Funky 4 + 1)
64. Aftermath (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar)
65. Cadence (Everly Brothers, Andy Williams, Chordettes)
66. Fantasy (Dave Brubeck, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Vince Guaraldi)
67. ABKCO (Sam Cooke, Rolling Stones, Animals)
68. Creation (Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
69. Mute (Depeche Mode, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Moby)
70. Nonesuch (Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Emmylou Harris)
71. Rough Trade (The Smiths, The Fall, Pulp)
72. Pye (Kinks, Lonnie Donegan, Petula Clark)
73. Philles (Ronettes, Righteous Brothers, Crystals)
74. Ruthless (N.W.A, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, the D.O.C.)
75. Paramount (Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ma Rainey, Charley Patton)
76. Savoy (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie)
77. SST (Black Flag, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü)
78. Matador (Pavement, Queens of the Stone Age, Belle and Sebastian)
79. Merge (Arcade Fire, Dinosaur Jr., Neutral Milk Hotel)
80. Salsoul (The Salsoul Orchestra, Loleatta Holloway, Instant Funk)
81. Rykodisc (David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Morphine)
82. Windham Hill (Will Ackerman, George Winston, Michael Hedges)
83. 4AD (Cocteau Twins, Pixies, Bauhaus)
84. King/Federal (James Brown, Hank Ballard, The Stanley Brothers)
85. Charisma (Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator, Monty Python)
86. Tommy Boy (De La Soul, Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Queen Latifah)
87. ECM (Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Arvo Pärt)
88. Rounder (Alison Krauss, Robert Plant, Béla Fleck)
89. Beggars Banquet (Bauhaus, Gary Numan, The Cult)
90. Stiff (Elvis Costello, The Damned, Madness)
91. XL (Adele, Radiohead, The Prodigy)
92. Vertigo (Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Dire Straits)
93. ABC/Dunhill (Paul Anka, Ray Charles, BB King)
94. LaFace (TLC, Toni Braxton, OutKast)
95. Casablanca (KISS, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder)
96. Warp (Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Flying Lotus)
97. Roc-a-Fella (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beanie Sigel)
98. ESP-Disk (Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, The Fugs)
99. Curb (Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Amy Grant)
100. United Artists (Beatles, Clovers, Count Basie)
101. Commodore (Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines)
102. Philips (Kraftwerk, The Four Seasons, Serge Gainsbourg)
103. Varèse Sarabande (Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Hans Zimmer)
104. Cash Money (Drake, Birdman, Lil Wayne)
105. Walt Disney/Disneyland (Danny Elfman, Randy Newman, Michael Giacchino)
106. American Recordings (Johnny Cash, Slayer, System of a Down)
107. Domino (Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip)
108. East West (En Vogue, Pantera, Missy Elliott)
109. Astralwerks (The Chemical Brothers, Halsey, Fatboy Slim)
110. Concord Jazz (Ray Brown, Stan Getz, Mel Tormé)
111. BigHit (BTS, TXT, Lee Hyun)
112. Liberty (Eddie Cochran, David Seville, Julie London)
113. Sugar Hill (Nickel Creek, Doc Watson, Townes Van Zandt)
114. Big Machine (Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw)
115. Capricorn (The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, Dixie Dregs)
116. Fiction (The Cure, Steven Wilson, St. Vincent)
117. Touch & Go (Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, Big Black)
118. Edison Records (Billy Murray, Ada Jones, Henry Burr)
119. Gramophone Company (Enrico Caruso, Fyodor Chaliapin, Nellie Melba)
120. Pathé (Enrico Caruso, Florencio Constantino, Sarah Bernhardt)
121. Fontana (Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, The Troggs, Manfred Mann)
122. ATO (My Morning Jacket, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Alabama Shakes)
123. Polyvinyl (American Football, of Montreal, Alvvays)
124. Olivia (Cris Williamson, Meg Christian, Margie Adam)
125. Luaka Bop (Alice Coltrane, Tom Zé, Floating Points)
126. Flying Nun (The Clean, The Chills, The Bats)
127. Swan Song (Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, The Pretty Things)
128. Wind-Up (Creed, Evanescence, Seether)
129. Word/Myrrh (Amy Grant, Barry McGuire, Al Green)
130. Buddha (Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight, Ohio Express)
131. ZTT (Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Art of Noise, Grace Jones)
132. 2 Tone (The Specials, The English Beat, The Selecter)
133. Prestige (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins)
134. Scepter/Wand (The Shirelles, Dionne Warwick, The Kingsmen)
135. Deram (The Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Ten Years After)
136. MGM (Hank Williams, The Animals, Connie Francis)
137. Pony Canyon (Miki Matsubara, Hiroyuki Sawano, Official Hige Dandism)
138. Saddle Creek (Bright Eyes, Big Thief, Spoon)
139. Roadrunner (Slipknot, Sepultura, Type O Negative)
140. Slash (Faith No More, Violent Femmes, X)
141. So So Def (Xscape, Da Brat, Lil' Bow Wow)
142. Fueled by Ramen (Twenty One Pilots, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World)
143. Ode (Carole King, Cheech & Chong, Merry Clayton)
144. Mushroom (Kylie Minogue, Heart, Split Enz)
145. Vee-Jay (Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, The Four Seasons)
146. SM Entertainment (Girls' Generation, TVXQ, Hyun Jin-young)
147. Vanguard (Joan Baez, Buddy Guy, Doc Watson)
148. One Little Independent (Björk, The Sugarcubes, Sigur Rós)
149. Stones Throw (Madvillain, J Dilla, Sudan Archives)
150. Sarah (The Field Mice, The Orchids, Heavenly)
151. Melodiya (Alla Pugacheva, Vladimir Vysotsky, Bulat Okudzhava)
152. Kill Rock Stars (Bikini Kill, Elliott Smith, Sleater-Kinney)
153. DFA (LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Hot Chip)
154. Gennett (Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Blind Lemon Jefferson)
155. Trax (Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Screamin' Rachael)
156. Priority (N.W.A, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre)
157. Lost Highway (Ryan Adams, Johnny Cash, Elvis Costello)
158. Nettwerk (Skinny Puppy, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies)
159. Numero Group (Duster, Hüsker Dü, Syl Johnson)
160. K Records (Beat Happening, Beck, Modest Mouse)
161. Drag City (Bill Callahan, Will Oldham, Joanna Newsom)
162. Metal Blade (Cannibal Corpse, Mercyful Fate, Slayer)
163. Polar (ABBA, Ted Gärdestad, The Hellacopters)
164. Go! Discs (The Housemartins, The Beautiful South, Portishead)
165. Lava (Lorde, Jessie J, Matchbox Twenty)
166. Bella Union (Beach House, Father John Misty, Fleet Foxes)
167. Twin Tone (The Replacements, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks)
168. Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj)
169. Cotillion (Sister Sledge, The Velvet Underground, Luther Vandross)
170. Colgems (The Monkees, Quincy Jones, Maurice Jarre)
171. Sanctuary (Iron Maiden, Earth, Wind & Fire, De La Soul)
172. Ruffhouse (The Fugees, Cypress Hill, Nas)
173. Ministry of Sound (London Grammar, Doja Cat, Tate McRae)
174. J Records (Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5)
175. Loud (Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Big Pun)
176. Alternative Tentacles (Dead Kennedys, NoMeansNo, D.O.A.)
177. Grand Royal (Beastie Boys, At the Drive-In, Luscious Jackson)
178. Gee Street (PM Dawn, Doug E. Fresh, Gravediggaz)
179. Asch (Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Art Tatum)
180. Odeon (Carlos Gardel, Atahualpa Yupanqui, João Gilberto)
181. Aladdin/Philo (Lester Young, Amos Milburn, Wynonie Harris)
182. Jubilee/Josie (The Orioles, The Cadillacs, Harry Belafonte)
183. Track (Jimi Hendrix, Who, Arthur Brown)
184. 4th & B'way (Eric B. & Rakim, Mobb Deep, MARRS)
185. Tresor (Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Robert Hood)
186. Cherrytree (Lady Gaga, Sting, Robyn)
187. Top Dawg (Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Doechii)
188. Cherry Red (Hawkwind, The Fall, The Residents)
189. Coral (Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, McGuire Sisters)
190. Dead Oceans (Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, Japanese Breakfast)
191. Dreamworks (Elliott Smith, Nelly Furtado, Randy Travis)
192. E.G. (King Crimson, Roxy Music, T. Rex)
193. Enigma (Mötley Crüe, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth)
194. Glassnote (Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Childish Gambino)
195. R&S (Aphex Twin, Joey Beltram, James Blake)
196. 550 Music (Céline Dion, Ginuwine, Ben Folds Five)
197. Restless (The Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Social Distortion)
198. Def Jux (Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox, El-P)
199. Ensign (Sinéad O’Connor, The Waterboys, The Boomtown Rats)
200. Blanco y Negro Records (Everything but the Girl, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Catatonia)
201. Fat Wreck Chords (NOFX, Against Me!, Rancid)
202. Barsuk (Death Cab for Cutie, David Bazan, Nada Surf)
203. Postcard (Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, The Go-Between)
204. T-Series (A.R. Rahman, Nadeem–Shravan, Pritam)
205. Hi Records (Al Green, Bill Black's Combo, Ann Peebles)
206. Immortal (Korn, Incubus, 30 Seconds to Mars)
207. Portrait (Heart, Sade, Cyndi Lauper)
208. Secretly Canadian (Anohni, The War on Drugs, Jason Molina)
209. Young (The xx, FKA twigs, Kamasi Washington)
210. Laurie (Dion, The Chiffons, Gary U.S. Bonds)
211. Bell (The Box Tops, Barry Manilow, Tony Orlando & Dawn)
212. Fat Possum (R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Solomon Burke)
213. Light in the Attic (The Last Poets, Rodriguez, Hiroshi Yoshimura)
214. Sue (Ike & Tina Turner, Jimmy McGriff, Inez & Charlie Foxx)
215. No Limit (Master P, Snoop Dogg, C-Murder)
216. Dirty Hit (The 1975, beabadoobee, Wolf Alice)
217. Ed Banger (Justice, SebastiAn, Breakbot)
218. Ghostly International (Tycho, Matthew Dear, C418)
219. Ninja Tune (Bonobo, Coldcut, Roots Manuva)
220. Beserkley (Greg Kihn Band, Jonathan Richman, The Modern Lovers)
221. Carpark (Toro y Moi, Beach House, The Beths)
222. Daptone (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley, Antibalas)
223. Hollywood (Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Brothers)
224. New West (Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Delbert McClinton)
225. Roulette (Tommy James & the Shondells, Jimmie C. Rodgers, Sarah Vaughan)
226. Ariola/Hansa (Modern Talking, Peter Alexander, Amii Stewart)
227. Qwest (New Order, George Benson, Patti Austin)
228. MapleMusic (Carly Rae Jepsen, Kathleen Edwards, David Usher)
229. Third Man (Jack White, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson)
230. Cooking Vinyl (BABYMETAL, Billy Bragg, Deacon Blue)
231. Amphetamine Reptile (Melvins, Helmet, The Jesus Lizard)
232. SBK (Vanilla Ice, Wilson Phillips, Jon Secada)
233. Scotti Bros. (Survivor, Leif Garrett, "Weird Al" Yankovic)
234. Vagrant (The Get Up Kids, Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio)
235. Sympathy for the Record Industry (The White Stripes, Hole, The Electrocutes)
236. Nuclear Blast (Slayer, Testament, Nightwish)
237. Jade Tree (The Promise Ring, Cap'n Jazz, Lifetime)
238. Lookout! (Green Day, Operation Ivy, Screeching Weasel)
239. Omnivore (Big Star, Buck Owens, Art Pepper)
240. Bearsville (Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Foghat, Paul Butterfield)
241. Slumberland (The Umbrellas, The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Tony Molina)
242. PWL (Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Bananarama)
243. V2 (Moby, The White Stripes, The Black Keys)
244. Arts & Crafts (Broken Social Scene, Feist, Andy Shauf)
245. Rap-A-Lot (Geto Boys, Scarface, Willie D)
246. Kitchenware (Prefab Sprout, The Editors, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees)
247. Food (Blur, Jesus Jones, Diesel Park West)
248. Bang Records (Neil Diamond, The McCoys, Van Morrison)
249. Volcano/Zoo (Tool, "Weird Al" Yankovic, 311)
250. Dot (Pat Boone, Billy Vaughn, Johnny Maddox)
Also added Ted Gärdestad as well as The Hellacopters to Polar Music entry.
1. Atlantic (Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin)
2. Capitol (Beatles, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra)
3. Motown/Tamla (Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Supremes)
4. Columbia/CBS (Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash)
5. RCA/Victor (Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Sam Cooke)
6. Warner Bros. (Madonna, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
7. EMI (Queen, Elton John, David Bowie)
8. A&M (Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Police, Janet Jackson)
9. Parlophone (Beatles, Coldplay, Iron Maiden)
10. Sun (Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis)
11. Island (Bob Marley, U2, Toots & the Maytals)
12. Elektra (Doors, Queen, Metallica)
13. Stax/Volt (Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & M.G.'s)
14. Chess/Checker/Cadet (Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf)
15. Epic (Michael Jackson, Sly & the Family Stone, Pearl Jam)
16. Decca (Bing Crosby, Bill Haley & His Comets, Mills Brothers)
17. Reprise (Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Kinks)
18. Def Jam (Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Kanye West)
19. Blue Note (Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey)
20. Geffen (Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, Aerosmith)
21. Interscope (Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Eminem)
22. Virgin (Sex Pistols, Mike Oldfield, Daft Punk)
23. Vocalion (Robert Johnson, Billie Holiday, Gene Autry)
24. Okeh (Louis Armstrong, Mamie Smith, Johnnie Ray)
25. Arista (Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Barry Manilow)
26. Sire (Ramones, Talking Heads, Madonna)
27. Verve (Forecast) (Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday)
28. Mercury/Phonogram (Platters, Dinah Washington, Rush)
29. Brunswick (Bing Crosby, Mills Brothers, Buddy Holly & the Crickets)
30. MCA (Elton John, Who, Roots)
31. Asylum (Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits)
32. Cameo-Parkway (Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, ? & the Mysterians)
33. Apple (Beatles (incl. solo), Badfinger, Billy Preston)
34. IRS (REM, Go-Go's, Fine Young Cannibals)
35. Bad Boy (The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Janelle Monáe)
36. Death Row (2Pac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg)
37. Impulse! (John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ray Charles)
38. Atco (Cream, Otis Redding, The Allman Brothers Band)
39. Sub Pop (Nirvana, The Postal Service, Beach House)
40. DGC (Nirvana, Weezer, Beck)
41. Philadelphia International (The O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Lou Rawls)
42. Chrysalis (Jethro Tull, Blondie, Gang Starr)
43. Trojan (Bob Marley & the Wailers, Desmond Dekker, Toots & the Maytals)
44. Harvest (Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Wire)
45. Polygram (Dusty Springfield, Pixies, Rainbow)
46. Republic (The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift)
47. Factory (Joy Division, New Order, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
48. Deutsche Grammophon (Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Amadeus Quartet)
49. Smithsonian Folkways (Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly)
50. Maverick (Madonna, Alanis Morissette, Deftones)
51. Fania (Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, Rubén Blades)
52. RSO (Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Andy Gibb)
53. Polydor (ABBA, Eric Clapton, Siouxsie and the Banshees)
54. Jive/Zomba (Britney Spears, A Tribe Called Quest, Backstreet Boys)
55. London (Rolling Stones, Georg Solti, Luciano Pavarotti)
56. Dischord (Fugazi, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring)
57. Epitaph (Bad Religion, Descendents, Converge)
58. Rhino (Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Joni Mitchell)
59. Specialty (Little Richard, The Soul Stirrers, Lloyd Price)
60. Bluebird (Glenn Miller, Lionel Hampton, Bill Monroe)
61. Imperial (Fats Domino, Ricky Nelson, T-Bone Walker)
62. Monument (Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson)
63. Sugar Hill (Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Sugarhill Gang, Funky 4 + 1)
64. Aftermath (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar)
65. Cadence (Everly Brothers, Andy Williams, Chordettes)
66. Fantasy (Dave Brubeck, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Vince Guaraldi)
67. ABKCO (Sam Cooke, Rolling Stones, Animals)
68. Creation (Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
69. Mute (Depeche Mode, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Moby)
70. Nonesuch (Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Emmylou Harris)
71. Rough Trade (The Smiths, The Fall, Pulp)
72. Pye (Kinks, Lonnie Donegan, Petula Clark)
73. Philles (Ronettes, Righteous Brothers, Crystals)
74. Ruthless (N.W.A, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, the D.O.C.)
75. Paramount (Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ma Rainey, Charley Patton)
76. Savoy (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie)
77. SST (Black Flag, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü)
78. Matador (Pavement, Queens of the Stone Age, Belle and Sebastian)
79. Merge (Arcade Fire, Dinosaur Jr., Neutral Milk Hotel)
80. Salsoul (The Salsoul Orchestra, Loleatta Holloway, Instant Funk)
81. Rykodisc (David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Morphine)
82. Windham Hill (Will Ackerman, George Winston, Michael Hedges)
83. 4AD (Cocteau Twins, Pixies, Bauhaus)
84. King/Federal (James Brown, Hank Ballard, The Stanley Brothers)
85. Charisma (Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator, Monty Python)
86. Tommy Boy (De La Soul, Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Queen Latifah)
87. ECM (Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Arvo Pärt)
88. Rounder (Alison Krauss, Robert Plant, Béla Fleck)
89. Beggars Banquet (Bauhaus, Gary Numan, The Cult)
90. Stiff (Elvis Costello, The Damned, Madness)
91. XL (Adele, Radiohead, The Prodigy)
92. Vertigo (Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Dire Straits)
93. ABC/Dunhill (Paul Anka, Ray Charles, BB King)
94. LaFace (TLC, Toni Braxton, OutKast)
95. Casablanca (KISS, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder)
96. Warp (Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Flying Lotus)
97. Roc-a-Fella (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beanie Sigel)
98. ESP-Disk (Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, The Fugs)
99. Curb (Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Amy Grant)
100. United Artists (Beatles, Clovers, Count Basie)
101. Commodore (Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines)
102. Philips (Kraftwerk, The Four Seasons, Serge Gainsbourg)
103. Varèse Sarabande (Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Hans Zimmer)
104. Cash Money (Drake, Birdman, Lil Wayne)
105. Walt Disney/Disneyland (Danny Elfman, Randy Newman, Michael Giacchino)
106. American Recordings (Johnny Cash, Slayer, System of a Down)
107. Domino (Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip)
108. East West (En Vogue, Pantera, Missy Elliott)
109. Astralwerks (The Chemical Brothers, Halsey, Fatboy Slim)
110. Concord Jazz (Ray Brown, Stan Getz, Mel Tormé)
111. BigHit (BTS, TXT, Lee Hyun)
112. Liberty (Eddie Cochran, David Seville, Julie London)
113. Sugar Hill (Nickel Creek, Doc Watson, Townes Van Zandt)
114. Big Machine (Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw)
115. Capricorn (The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, Dixie Dregs)
116. Fiction (The Cure, Steven Wilson, St. Vincent)
117. Touch & Go (Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, Big Black)
118. Edison Records (Billy Murray, Ada Jones, Henry Burr)
119. Gramophone Company (Enrico Caruso, Fyodor Chaliapin, Nellie Melba)
120. Pathé (Enrico Caruso, Florencio Constantino, Sarah Bernhardt)
121. Fontana (Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, The Troggs, Manfred Mann)
122. ATO (My Morning Jacket, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Alabama Shakes)
123. Polyvinyl (American Football, of Montreal, Alvvays)
124. Olivia (Cris Williamson, Meg Christian, Margie Adam)
125. Luaka Bop (Alice Coltrane, Tom Zé, Floating Points)
126. Flying Nun (The Clean, The Chills, The Bats)
127. Swan Song (Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, The Pretty Things)
128. Wind-Up (Creed, Evanescence, Seether)
129. Word/Myrrh (Amy Grant, Barry McGuire, Al Green)
130. Buddha (Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight, Ohio Express)
131. ZTT (Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Art of Noise, Grace Jones)
132. 2 Tone (The Specials, The English Beat, The Selecter)
133. Prestige (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins)
134. Scepter/Wand (The Shirelles, Dionne Warwick, The Kingsmen)
135. Deram (The Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Ten Years After)
136. MGM (Hank Williams, The Animals, Connie Francis)
137. Pony Canyon (Miki Matsubara, Hiroyuki Sawano, Official Hige Dandism)
138. Saddle Creek (Bright Eyes, Big Thief, Spoon)
139. Roadrunner (Slipknot, Sepultura, Type O Negative)
140. Slash (Faith No More, Violent Femmes, X)
141. So So Def (Xscape, Da Brat, Lil' Bow Wow)
142. Fueled by Ramen (Twenty One Pilots, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World)
143. Ode (Carole King, Cheech & Chong, Merry Clayton)
144. Mushroom (Kylie Minogue, Heart, Split Enz)
145. Vee-Jay (Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, The Four Seasons)
146. SM Entertainment (Girls' Generation, TVXQ, Hyun Jin-young)
147. Vanguard (Joan Baez, Buddy Guy, Doc Watson)
148. One Little Independent (Björk, The Sugarcubes, Sigur Rós)
149. Stones Throw (Madvillain, J Dilla, Sudan Archives)
150. Sarah (The Field Mice, The Orchids, Heavenly)
151. Melodiya (Alla Pugacheva, Vladimir Vysotsky, Bulat Okudzhava)
152. Kill Rock Stars (Bikini Kill, Elliott Smith, Sleater-Kinney)
153. DFA (LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Hot Chip)
154. Gennett (Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Blind Lemon Jefferson)
155. Trax (Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Screamin' Rachael)
156. Priority (N.W.A, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre)
157. Lost Highway (Ryan Adams, Johnny Cash, Elvis Costello)
158. Nettwerk (Skinny Puppy, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies)
159. Numero Group (Duster, Hüsker Dü, Syl Johnson)
160. K Records (Beat Happening, Beck, Modest Mouse)
161. Drag City (Bill Callahan, Will Oldham, Joanna Newsom)
162. Metal Blade (Cannibal Corpse, Mercyful Fate, Slayer)
163. Polar (ABBA, Ted Gärdestad, The Hellacopters)
164. Go! Discs (The Housemartins, The Beautiful South, Portishead)
165. Lava (Lorde, Jessie J, Matchbox Twenty)
166. Bella Union (Beach House, Father John Misty, Fleet Foxes)
167. Twin Tone (The Replacements, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks)
168. Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj)
169. Cotillion (Sister Sledge, The Velvet Underground, Luther Vandross)
170. Colgems (The Monkees, Quincy Jones, Maurice Jarre)
171. Sanctuary (Iron Maiden, Earth, Wind & Fire, De La Soul)
172. Ruffhouse (The Fugees, Cypress Hill, Nas)
173. Ministry of Sound (London Grammar, Doja Cat, Tate McRae)
174. J Records (Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5)
175. Loud (Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Big Pun)
176. Alternative Tentacles (Dead Kennedys, NoMeansNo, D.O.A.)
177. Grand Royal (Beastie Boys, At the Drive-In, Luscious Jackson)
178. Gee Street (PM Dawn, Doug E. Fresh, Gravediggaz)
179. Asch (Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Art Tatum)
180. Odeon (Carlos Gardel, Atahualpa Yupanqui, João Gilberto)
181. Aladdin/Philo (Lester Young, Amos Milburn, Wynonie Harris)
182. Jubilee/Josie (The Orioles, The Cadillacs, Harry Belafonte)
183. Track (Jimi Hendrix, Who, Arthur Brown)
184. 4th & B'way (Eric B. & Rakim, Mobb Deep, MARRS)
185. Tresor (Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Robert Hood)
186. Cherrytree (Lady Gaga, Sting, Robyn)
187. Top Dawg (Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Doechii)
188. Cherry Red (Hawkwind, The Fall, The Residents)
189. Coral (Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, McGuire Sisters)
190. Dead Oceans (Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, Japanese Breakfast)
191. Dreamworks (Elliott Smith, Nelly Furtado, Randy Travis)
192. E.G. (King Crimson, Roxy Music, T. Rex)
193. Enigma (Mötley Crüe, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth)
194. Glassnote (Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Childish Gambino)
195. R&S (Aphex Twin, Joey Beltram, James Blake)
196. 550 Music (Céline Dion, Ginuwine, Ben Folds Five)
197. Restless (The Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Social Distortion)
198. Def Jux (Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox, El-P)
199. Ensign (Sinéad O’Connor, The Waterboys, The Boomtown Rats)
200. Blanco y Negro Records (Everything but the Girl, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Catatonia)
201. Fat Wreck Chords (NOFX, Against Me!, Rancid)
202. Barsuk (Death Cab for Cutie, David Bazan, Nada Surf)
203. Postcard (Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, The Go-Between)
204. T-Series (A.R. Rahman, Nadeem–Shravan, Pritam)
205. Hi Records (Al Green, Bill Black's Combo, Ann Peebles)
206. Immortal (Korn, Incubus, 30 Seconds to Mars)
207. Portrait (Heart, Sade, Cyndi Lauper)
208. Secretly Canadian (Anohni, The War on Drugs, Jason Molina)
209. Young (The xx, FKA twigs, Kamasi Washington)
210. Laurie (Dion, The Chiffons, Gary U.S. Bonds)
211. Bell (The Box Tops, Barry Manilow, Tony Orlando & Dawn)
212. Fat Possum (R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Solomon Burke)
213. Light in the Attic (The Last Poets, Rodriguez, Hiroshi Yoshimura)
214. Sue (Ike & Tina Turner, Jimmy McGriff, Inez & Charlie Foxx)
215. No Limit (Master P, Snoop Dogg, C-Murder)
216. Dirty Hit (The 1975, beabadoobee, Wolf Alice)
217. Ed Banger (Justice, SebastiAn, Breakbot)
218. Ghostly International (Tycho, Matthew Dear, C418)
219. Ninja Tune (Bonobo, Coldcut, Roots Manuva)
220. Beserkley (Greg Kihn Band, Jonathan Richman, The Modern Lovers)
221. Carpark (Toro y Moi, Beach House, The Beths)
222. Daptone (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley, Antibalas)
223. Hollywood (Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Brothers)
224. New West (Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Delbert McClinton)
225. Roulette (Tommy James & the Shondells, Jimmie C. Rodgers, Sarah Vaughan)
226. Ariola/Hansa (Modern Talking, Peter Alexander, Amii Stewart)
227. Qwest (New Order, George Benson, Patti Austin)
228. MapleMusic (Carly Rae Jepsen, Kathleen Edwards, David Usher)
229. Third Man (Jack White, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson)
230. Cooking Vinyl (BABYMETAL, Billy Bragg, Deacon Blue)
231. Amphetamine Reptile (Melvins, Helmet, The Jesus Lizard)
232. SBK (Vanilla Ice, Wilson Phillips, Jon Secada)
233. Scotti Bros. (Survivor, Leif Garrett, "Weird Al" Yankovic)
234. Vagrant (The Get Up Kids, Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio)
235. Sympathy for the Record Industry (The White Stripes, Hole, The Electrocutes)
236. Nuclear Blast (Slayer, Testament, Nightwish)
237. Jade Tree (The Promise Ring, Cap'n Jazz, Lifetime)
238. Lookout! (Green Day, Operation Ivy, Screeching Weasel)
239. Omnivore (Big Star, Buck Owens, Art Pepper)
240. Bearsville (Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Foghat, Paul Butterfield)
241. Slumberland (The Umbrellas, The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Tony Molina)
242. PWL (Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Bananarama)
243. V2 (Moby, The White Stripes, The Black Keys)
244. Arts & Crafts (Broken Social Scene, Feist, Andy Shauf)
245. Rap-A-Lot (Geto Boys, Scarface, Willie D)
246. Kitchenware (Prefab Sprout, The Editors, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees)
247. Food (Blur, Jesus Jones, Diesel Park West)
248. Bang Records (Neil Diamond, The McCoys, Van Morrison)
249. Volcano/Zoo (Tool, "Weird Al" Yankovic, 311)
250. Dot (Pat Boone, Billy Vaughn, Johnny Maddox)
Also added Ted Gärdestad as well as The Hellacopters to Polar Music entry.
Last edited by Tim on Wed Nov 04, 2026 3:45 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
That all looks good. I'm going to give this list a couple days, in case anyone has further comment on it, before sending it off to Lew
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
Curious on how you think Capitol and Motown break down?
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
I think it's very close, and I could go either way. I had Motown at #2 originally, but Capitol had the Beatles in America nand their presence on this list is considerable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_b ... ted_States
I think Dot Records might be an omission? It was merged into ABC in the 70s, but had its own history before then https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_Records
Fierce Panda might be the label to switch out in this case.
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
Added Dot at #250.
Re: 100 Greatest Record Labels (revision version)
I just sent the list to Lew.
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