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The Big Five record labels are:
- Universal Music Group (includes A&M, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Island, MCA, Motown, Polydor, and others)
- Sony Music Entertainment (includes Columbia, Epic, and others)
- EMI Group (includes Angel, Blue Note, Capitol, Odeon, Parlophone, Virgin, and others)
- Warner Brothers Music (includes Atlantic, Elektra, London, Reprise, Rhino, and others)
- BMG Entertainment (includes Arista, RCA, and others)
These are global giants in the music and entertainment industry, who as of 2003 control 70-80% of the worldwide music output. They have bought, merged, absorbed, or operated many of the labels listed below.
Current and historic record labels listed alphabetically:
- A&M Records
- A-F Records[?]
- Ace of Clubs Records[?]
- Ace of Hearts Records[?]
- Aeolion Records[?]
- Ajax Records[?]
- Alternative Tentacles
- American Music Records[?] (1944-present)
- American Record Company
- American Record Corporation[?]
- American Recordings
- Amphetamine Reptile Records
- Angel Records[?]
- Apex Records[?]
- Apple Records (1968-1976)
- ARA Records[?]
- Arhoolie Records[?]
- Arista Records
- Arto Records (1920-1923)
- Asylum Records[?]
- Atco Records[?]
- Atlantic Records
- Audiophile Records[?]
- Aurora Records[?]
- Autograph Records (c.1920-c.1926)
- AVEX Records[?]
- Bad Boy Records
- Bandwagon Records[?]
- Banner Records[?]
- Belle Arti Records[?]
- Beltona Records[?]
- Berliner Gramophone (1889-1901)
- Bettini Company Records[?]
- Beverly Glen Records[?]
- Biltmore Records[?]
- Biograph Records[?]
- Black & White Records[?]
- Black Patti Records (1927)
- Black Swan Records (1921-1924)
- Blue Ace Records[?]
- Blue Bird Records[?]
- Bluelight Records[?]
- Blue Note Records (1936-present)
- Brunswick Records (1920-)
- Buddy Records[?]
- Cameo Records (1920-1930; revived 1958-c.1967)
- Cameo-Kid Records (1920s)
- Capitol Records (1942-present)
- Carnival Records[?]
- Caroline Records
- Challenge Records[?]
- Champion Records[?]
- Chance Records[?]
- Chess Records (1956-1967)
- Circle Records[?]
- Clarion Records[?]
- Clover Records[?]
- Coliseum Records[?] (1912-1927)
- Columbia Records (1888-present)
- Combat Records[?]
- Commodore Records[?]
- Conqueror Records[?]
- Constellation Records[?]
- Coral Records
- Crescent City Records[?]
- Death Row Records[?]
- Def Jam[?]
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Decca Records
- Dischord Records
- Dixieland Records[?]
- Diva Records[?] (1925-1932)
- Domino Records[?]
- Duophone Records[?]
- Durium Records
- Eclypse Records[?]
- Edison Records (1877-1929)
- Edison Bell Records[?]
- Edison Bell Winner Records[?]
- Electrola Records[?]
- Elektra Records
- Emerson Records
- EMI (see also Capitol Records, Parlophone)
- Enigma Records[?]
- Epic Records[?]
- Epitaph Records
- Essex Records[?]
- Eubie Blake Music Records[?]
- Everybody's Records[?]
- Factory Records
- Fantasy Records[?]
- Fat Wreck Chords[?]
- Folkways Records[?]
- Fontana Records[?]
- Fools of the World[?]
- 4AD[?]
- Frog Records[?]
- Galaxy21 Music[?]
- General Records[?]
- Gennett Records (1917-1934)
- GHB Records[?] (1949-present)
- Gilbert BobOLink Records[?]
- Glendale Records[?]
- Good Time Jazz[?]
- Gramophone & Typewriter Company Records[?]
- Green Linnet Records[?] (1976-)
- Grey Gull Records[?]
- Harmony Records[?]
- Happy Go Lucky Records[?]
- Harvest Records
- Herwin Records
- Hit Records[?]
- Hit of the Week Records (1930s)
- HMV (1909-present)
- Hollywood Records[?]
- Homochord Records[?]
- Homestead Records[?] (1920s)
- Hot Club of America[?]
- Hummingbird Records[?]
- Hytone Records[?]
- Imperial Records[?]
- Indestructable Records[?]
- Island Records (1959-present)
- Jass Records[?]
- Jazzman Records[?]
- Jazzology Records[?]
- Jewel Records[?]
- Jumbo Records[?]
- Jump Records[?]
- K Records[?]
- Kappa Records[?]
- Keen-O-Phone Records[?] (1920s)
- Kentucky Records[?]
- Kill Rock Stars
- King Records[?]
- Laurie Records[?]
- Lazy S.O.B. Recordings[?]
- Leeds Talk-O-Phone (1902-1909)
- Levaphone Records[?]
- Liberty Music Shop Records[?]
- Lincoln Records (1920s)
- Little Marvel Records[?]
- Little Wonder Records (1911-1919)
- Lookout! Records[?]
- Lucky Records (multiple labels of this name, 1930s - 1990s)
- Lyraphone Records[?]
- Lyric Records (c. 1917-1920)
- M&M Records[?]
- Mad-Kat Records[?] (1988-)
- Madison Records[?]
- Malaco Records[?]
- Majestic Records[?]
- Mammoth Records[?]
- Manor Records[?]
- MCA Records
- Medallion Records (1919-1921)
- Melodisc Records[?]
- Melody Records[?]
- Melotone Records[?]
- Mercury Records[?]
- Merrit Records[?]
- MGM Records[?]
- Mimosa Records[?]
- Montgomery Ward Records[?]
- Monument Records (1958- )
- Moonstruck Records[?]
- Motown Records
- Mr. Lucky Records[?]
- Music Box Records[?]
- Mushroom Records (Austrailan Label)
- National Music Lovers Records[?]
- New Orleans Records[?]
- Nighthawk Records[?]
- Nordskog Records (c. 1921-1923)
- Odeon Records[?]
- Odeonette Records[?]
- Okeh Records (1916- )
- Operaphone Records[?]
- Orfeo Records[?]
- Oriole Records[?]
- Oxford Records[?]
- Paisley Park Records[?]
- Palm Club Records[?]
- Pan American Records[?]
- Panachord Records[?]
- Paradox Records[?]
- Paramount Records
- Parlophone
- Pathé Records
- Peerless Records[?]
- Pennington Records[?]
- Perfect Records[?]
- Phantasie Records[?]
- Philharmonic Records[?]
- Phillips Records[?]
- Phoenix Records[?]
- Phonograph Recording Company of San Francisco[?]
- Piccadilly Records
- Polydor Records
- Popular Records[?]
- Posh Boy Records[?]
- Puretone Records[?]
- Puritain Records[?]
- Radiex Records[?]
- Rainbo Records[?]
- Raj Records[?]
- Rajah Records[?]
- Rampant Records[?]
- Raven Records[?]
- RCA Records
- RCU Records[?]
- Regal Records[?]
- Regal Zonophone[?]
- Reprise Records (1950s-1960s)
- Resona Records[?]
- Rex Records[?]
- Rhino Records[?]
- Rice N' Gravy Records[?]
- Rich-Tone Records[?]
- Riverside Records[?]
- Roman Records[?]
- Romeo Records
- Rosetta Records[?]
- Round Records[?]
- Rounder Records[?]
- Salabert Records[?]
- Sanctuary Records[?]
- SAR Records[?]
- Savoy Records[?]
- Session Records[?]
- Signature Records[?]
- Silver Bell Records[?]
- Silvertone Records
- Sire Records[?]
- Solid Rock Records[?]
- Sonny Clay Records[?]
- Southland Records[?]
- Special Records[?]
- Squint Entertainment[?]
- Standard Records[?]
- Starr Records[?]
- Stax Records[?]
- Steiner-Davis Records[?]
- Sterling Records[?]
- Stomp Off Records[?]
- Strong Records[?]
- Stunt Records[?]
- Sub Pop
- Summit Records[?]
- Sun Records (1950- )
- Sunrise Records[?] (1924-1926)
- Sunshine Records (1922)
- Sunset Records[?]
- Supreme Records[?]
- Superior Records[?]
- Supertone Records[?]
- Swaggie Records[?]
- Swan Records[?]
- Symphanola Records[?]
- Take Two Records[?]
- Temple Records[?]
- Tempo Records[?]
- 13th Floor[?]
- TimeBomb Recordings[?] (1979- )
- Time-Life Records[?]
- Timely Tunes Records[?]
- Transogram Records[?]
- Triangle Records[?]
- Ultraphon[?]
- United Hot Clubs of America[?]
- United States Phonograph Records[?]
- United Talking Machine Records[?]
- Universal Music Group[?]
- Universal Talking Machine Records[?]
- Up To Date Records[?]
- Usiba Records[?]
- Vagrant Records[?] (1995-present)
- Van Dyke Records[?]
- Vanguard Records[?]
- Variety Records[?]
- Varsity Records[?]
- Velmo Records[?]
- Velvet Face Records[?]
- Velvet Tone Records
- Verve Records[?]
- Victor Records (1901- )
- Vintage Jazz Mart Records[?]
- Virgin Records
- Vocalion Records[?]
- Waldorf Music Hall Records[?]
- Warner Brothers
- Warp Records (1989-present)
- Wax Shop Records[?]
- Westport Records[?]
- Wildebeest Records[?]
- The Winner Records[?]
- Wolf Records[?]
- Wolf Records International[?]
- Word Records[?]
- World Records[?]
- Zebra Records[?]
- Zonophone (1899-1980s)
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