Armada Music
The Dutch company Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis founded, its name built from the first two letters of each of theirs.
Releasing since the late 1980s; thousands of artists have released on it. Closest by artists in common: Ultra Records, LLC; Spinnin' Records; Black Hole Recordings.
Measured from this edition's own records; the figures behind it are in the tables below.
4,607 releases from 2,689 artists, 1987 to 2026. Remixers on 31% of releases, against a 30% median. 61% of the 6,996 releases this edition holds come from artists with three or more, against 45%.
Catalogue totals are Beatport’s count for the label; release shares are computed over the releases this edition holds, usually the larger set. Medians across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition.
Who releases here1
The 2689 artists with a release on this label in this edition, most first.
| Artist | Releases | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Armin van Buuren | 137 | 1996–2026 |
| ARTY | 85 | 2011–2026 |
| Three Drives | 69 | 1997–2026 |
| Morgan Page | 68 | 2016–2025 |
| Sander Kleinenberg | 47 | 1997–2026 |
| Joe Smooth | 44 | 1987–2025 |
| Olav Basoski | 44 | 1991–2026 |
| Loud Luxury | 43 | 2017–2025 |
| AVIRA | 43 | 2020–2026 |
| THEMBA (SA) | 38 | 2021–2026 |
| Tensnake | 38 | 2020–2026 |
| Sultan + Shepard | 37 | 2012–2024 |
| Inner City | 36 | 2019–2026 |
| GoldFish | 35 | 2016–2025 |
| D.O.D | 35 | 2020–2026 |
| THEMBA | 35 | 2021 |
| DJ Misjah | 34 | 1995–2023 |
| Chicane | 33 | 2020–2026 |
| Autograf | 33 | 2019–2026 |
| Vincent de Moor | 32 | 1996–2019 |
| Audien | 32 | 2020–2025 |
| York | 32 | 2005–2026 |
| Mauro Picotto | 31 | 2024–2026 |
| Cat Dealers | 29 | 2018–2026 |
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The shape of the catalogue4
Of 4,607 releases, 1,446 carry a remixer.
Median across the survey: 30%.
62 of 4,607 · median 7%.
2,891 artists are credited across the 4,607 releases.
Releases per year · peak 520 in 2025.
Medians are across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition. A label can sit above the median on one measure and below it on another; neither is a judgement of the label.
Also release on2
Other labels in this edition with artists in common.
- Ultra Records, LLC303
- Spinnin' Records284
- Black Hole Recordings202
- Armada Music Albums184
- Armind163
- Toolroom139
- A State of Trance137
- Defected Records131
And beyond the edition3
Labels outside this edition where the same artists turn up.
- BEAT Music Fund211
- Nervous Records117
- Cr2 Records100
- Armada Captivating77
- King Street Sounds70
- Ministry of Sound Recordings57
- Sony Music Entertainment48
- Armada Subjekt45
- Dim Mak Records43
- Protocol Recordings40
- Perfect Havoc38
- Selected.37