Los Angeles, US
Pop, Jazz
410.0m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
St. Louis, US
Pop, R&B
523.5m all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Los Angeles, US
Pop, Rock
169.3m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Indianapolis, US
Jazz
772.0m all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Meridian, US
Pop, Jazz, Country, Others, Folk
296.2m all-time streams (13 Apr '26)
Rio de Janeiro, BR
Pop, Jazz, Classical, Latin
4.4bn all-time streams (9 Apr '26)
El Paso, US
Folk
142.0m all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
New Orleans, US
Pop, R&B, Jazz, Classical
48.7bn all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
London, GB
Country, Rock, Folk
137.3m all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
London, GB
Rock, Folk
250.7m all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
Indianapolis, US
Jazz
10.0bn all-time streams (9 Apr '26)
San Francisco, US
Jazz
1.5bn all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
Chicago, US
R&B, Others
770.4k all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
US
Country, Rock, Folk
18.1m all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Carlisle, GB
Pop, Rock, Blues
13.8m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
GB
Rock, Blues
6.7m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Sheffield, GB
Rock
7.4bn all-time streams (15 Apr '26)
GB
Rock, Folk
11.1bn all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
Birmingham, GB
Pop, Rock, Electro, Blues, Folk, Punk
9.3m all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
Essex, US
Country, Rock, Blues, Folk
67.3m all-time streams (13 Apr '26)
Littlefield, US
Country
10.9bn all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
New York, US
Pop, Rock, Folk
6.5bn all-time streams (21 Apr '26)
Houston, US
R&B, Rock
22.1bn all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
Tipton, US
Pop, Country, Rock, Alternative, American, Folk
1.6bn all-time streams (13 Apr '26)
Beckenham, GB
Country, Rock, Blues, Folk
4.0bn all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
New York, US
Jazz
1.8bn all-time streams (13 Apr '26)
London, GB
Pop, Rock, Folk
2.4bn all-time streams (14 Apr '26)
Staten Island, US
Folk
1.0bn all-time streams (14 Apr '26)
Springfield, US
Country, Rock, Folk
93.7m all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Brownsville, US
Country, Rock, Folk
7.2bn all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
GB
Rock
7.0bn all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Concord, US
Jazz, Classical
14.6bn all-time streams (15 Apr '26)
Jamestown, US
Pop, R&B, Jazz
15.6bn all-time streams (17 Apr '26)
GB
Pop, Rock
3.2bn all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
Chicago, US
Rock, Folk
2.2bn all-time streams (17 Apr '26)
Los Angeles, US
Pop
204.0m all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
Basseterre, KN
Pop, Rock, American, Folk
511.9m all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
Los Angeles, US
Pop
3.9bn all-time streams (9 Apr '26)
Winter Haven, US
Country, Rock, Alternative, American, Folk
949.8m all-time streams (21 Apr '26)
Yale, US
Pop, Jazz
10.0bn all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Jacksonville, US
Pop, Country, Rock, Folk
617.6m all-time streams (21 Apr '26)
London, GB
Pop, Rock
386.2m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Witbank, ZA
Pop, Jazz, Electro, Others
663.6m all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
London, GB
Rock
7.5bn all-time streams (14 Apr '26)
Burton-upon-Trent, GB
Pop, Rock, Folk
1.1bn all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Los Angeles, US
Rock, Alternative, Punk
17.4m all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
White Plains, US
Pop, R&B
228.3m all-time streams (19 Apr '26)
CA
Pop, Rock, Folk
30.4bn all-time streams (11 Apr '26)
New Orleans, US
R&B, Rock, Blues
62.8m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Los Angeles, US
Pop, Rock, Alternative
395.6m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Garnant, GB
Pop, Country, Rock, Alternative, Hip Hop, Others, Folk
4.7bn all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
Wimborne Minster, GB
Jazz, Rock, Electro, Others, Instrumental
5.0bn all-time streams (11 Apr '26)
Sheffield, GB
Pop, Rock, Electro
1.9bn all-time streams (21 Apr '26)
Gary, US
Pop, R&B
38.2bn all-time streams (21 Apr '26)
Glasgow, GB
Pop, Rock, European, Others
106.8m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Los Angeles, US
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Punk
10.7m all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Wallsend, GB
Pop, Rock
31.9bn all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Forrest City, US
R&B, Blues
3.2bn all-time streams (14 Apr '26)
Santa Monica, US
Pop, Rock, American, Folk
634.9m all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Muskegon, US
Rock, Alternative, Punk
6.8bn all-time streams (21 Apr '26)
Indianapolis, US
Country, Rock, Alternative, American, Blues, Folk
1.1bn all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Hoboken, US
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Instrumental, Folk
45.0m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Birmingham, GB
Reggae
1.8bn all-time streams (17 Apr '26)
Minneapolis, US
Rock, Alternative
481.8m all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
GB
Rock, Alternative, Punk
10.4m all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Seattle, US
Rock, Alternative, Metal
5.0bn all-time streams (15 Apr '26)
Birmingham, US
Jazz, Rock, Others, African
90.6m all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
Lincoln, US
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Others, Folk
422.4m all-time streams (12 Apr '26)
Oklahoma City, US
Pop, R&B, Jazz, Others
85.2m all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
Los Angeles (LA), US
Country, Rock, American, Folk
21.8bn all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Seattle, US
Rock, Alternative, Metal
753.6m all-time streams (15 Apr '26)
US
Pop, Jazz
4.7bn all-time streams (15 Apr '26)
Princeton, US
Rock, Alternative
525.4m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
US
Jazz
152.3m all-time streams (15 Apr '26)
New Orleans, US
R&B
405.2m all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Tempe, US
Pop, Rock, Alternative
747.7m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Alexandria, US
Rock, Others
5.4bn all-time streams (13 Apr '26)
Calgary, CA
Pop, Rock, American
156.1m all-time streams (13 Apr '26)
US
R&B, Rock, Alternative, Hip Hop, Electro
7.7m all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
London, GB
Rock, European
51.2m all-time streams (20 Apr '26)
Kennett, US
Pop, Rock, American
11.7bn all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
GB
Alternative, European
4.1m all-time streams (15 Apr '26)
Hounslow, GB
Rock, Alternative, European, Blues
61.3m all-time streams (14 Apr '26)
Seattle, US
Rock, Alternative, Metal
5.5bn all-time streams (18 Apr '26)
US
147.5m all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
Brooklyn, US
Rock, Folk
605.2m all-time streams (17 Apr '26)
Los Angeles, US
Pop, R&B, Hip Hop
2.8bn all-time streams (10 Apr '26)
US
Pop, R&B
15.1bn all-time streams (10 Apr '26)
Decatur, US
Pop, Country, Rock, Folk
56.3m all-time streams (16 Apr '26)
GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, European
490.3m all-time streams (15 Apr '26)

A&M Records

A&M Records ([l74446]) was started in 1962 by partners Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, hence the A&M (Alpert & Moss).
Their first release (following two singles released under the label name Carnival Records (4)) was "The Lonely Bull" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, which sold around 700,000 copies. Sixteen of the first 25 albums were certified gold by the RIAA and helped A&M become a major label and ultimately the world's largest independent record company.

Label code for royalty payments: LC 0485 / LC 00485

One method of identifying pressings is by a single-letter code printed on the center labels:
A = Sonic Recording Products, Inc. (until ca. 1975) or [l344965] (1975-1980s)
B = [l285745]
C = [l264380] (through 1984) or [l473670] (1985–1986)
R = [l406973]
W = [l442751]
X = [l447694]
Y = [l403953]
Z = [l376197]

A&M label history https://www.onamrecords.com/labels/a-m-records/146447/history

European A&M releases started using the PolyGram xxxxxx-x catalogue numbers at the end of 1984. Any release with such a number is after that date.

In Japan, the A&M Records imprint is managed by Universal Sigma and is independent of Interscope.

Some notable events over the years, courtesy of On A&M Records.com:
1967: Started distributing CTI Records in a deal that ran until 1970.
1967: The A&M Studios were installed in Hollywood, California. The label first appeared in the UK, distributed by Pye.
1969: A&M Records Ltd. opened in Great Britain.
1970: A&M Records Of Canada Limited was established.
1977: A&M opened an office in Europe. It was called A&M Records Europe S.A. and based in Paris. Titles were manufactured and distributed by CBS in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, West Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
1979: Started distributing I.R.S. Records. This deal continued until 1985.
1982: Started distributing the folk/new age label Windham Hill Records. This deal continued until 1989.
1987: Started distributing Twin Tone Records (selected titles) and Nimbus Records.
1988: Launched sub-label Vendetta Records in NYC. It was shut down in 1990.
1989: A&M was sold to PolyGram, but operated under Alpert and Moss's leadership until 1993. The sale included A&M of Canada and Britain and was effective January 1, 1990.
1991: Agreement signed with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to launch Perspective Records. It was shut down in 1996.
1993: Unhappy with the increased integration of the label into the PolyGram corporate structure, Alpert & Moss left A&M and start a new label, Almo Sounds.
1995: Three year agreement signed with producer Ric Wake to form DV8 Records.
1999: PolyGram becomes part of the international Universal Music Group.
1999: A&M is made part of the Interscope Geffen A&M division of Universal.
2004: Universal Sigma begins using the A&M Records imprint for domestic Japanese releases (operating independently of Interscope/Geffen/A&M).
2006: A&M Records is made a frontline label in the UK.
2007: Universal merges A&M with Octone Records and places Octone's management in charge of combined label as A&M/Octone Records (except in Japan and the UK).
2013: A&M/Octone is absorbed by Interscope.

Despite the label's absorption, its core artist Sting managed to release his music for Interscope Geffen A&M (now Interscope Capitol Labels Group) post-2013 under the A&M name; his recent release under the defunct imprint was 2021's The Bridge.


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