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Record labels and the albums they released

A directory of record labels and their albums: who founded which label and when, where it is based, what kind of label it is, and the albums released on it, year by year.

2,959 labels43,305 albums98 countries

Labels by albums

The biggest catalogs

Full chart
  1. 01Columbia RecordsUnited States · since January 15, 1889227
  2. 02MariannSweden · since January 1, 1972133
  3. 03Universal Music GroupUnited States · since September 1, 1934133
  4. 04Capitol RecordsUnited States · since January 1, 1942122
  5. 05Polydor RecordsUnited Kingdom · since January 1, 1913120
  6. 06EMIUnited Kingdom · since March 29, 1928106
  7. 07EMIUnited Kingdom · since January 1, 1973106
  8. 08Som LivreBrazil · since January 1, 1969101
  9. 09Burning Heart RecordsSweden · since January 1, 199398
  10. 10Philips RecordsNetherlands · since January 1, 194685

Majors, imprints and the rest

All types
750Original Production399Imprint152Production65Reissue Production39Distributor20Holding16Publisher7Bootleg Production2Broadcaster

Labels by country

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United States 3,939United Kingdom 1,503Germany 881Japan 730Italy 542France 501Canada 374Norway 333Sweden 330South Korea 289Netherlands 261Spain 242Finland 230Australia 219Poland 180Brazil 173Russia 154Belgium 120Turkey 106Indonesia 101Denmark 100India 92Nigeria 88Portugal 70Hungary 66Argentina 63Malaysia 57Greece 54Mexico 54Czech Republic 51

Latest albums

All 43,305

Kettle

Released
November 25, 2026
Type
Album
Decade
2020s

LP 2026

Released
November 22, 2026
Type
Album
Decade
2020s

Genres

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pop music 379rock music 377jazz 255dansband music 245J-pop 239country music 219stage and screen 210hip-hop 204alternative rock 203cantopop 173música popular brasileira 163pop rock 140Christmas music 108mandopop 89indie rock 83easy listening 70heavy metal music 69folk music 67contemporary Christian music 59children's music 58hard rock 56popular music 56gospel music 54Brazilian rock 52soul 50K-pop 45synth-pop 45thrash metal 45progressive rock 41death metal 35