List of Columbia Graphophone Company artists

A partial listing of recording artists who recorded for the Columbia label of the Columbia Graphophone Company, later also EMI. Please make a note if recordings were only leased from another label, this page should only list recording artists, with a few exceptions.

A

 * Adamo
 * David Alexander
 * Christian Anders
 * The Animals
 * Paul Anka (recordings leased from ABC-Paramount)
 * Richard Anthony
 * The Avons

B

 * Baltimora
 * Chris Barber
 * The Barron Knights
 * John Barry
 * Shirley Bassey
 * Gilbert Bécaud
 * Jeff Beck
 * Chuck Berry (late 1950s, briefly leased from Chess Records)
 * Acker Bilk
 * Graham Bonney
 * Brainbox
 * Los Bravos
 * Clara Butt

C

 * Eddie Calvert
 * Howard Carpendale
 * Chicago Symphony Orchestra
 * C.C.S.
 * The Dave Clark Five
 * Chubby Checker (first albums, leased from Parkway Records)
 * Rosemary Clooney (leased recordings)
 * Alma Cogan
 * The Congregation
 * Russ Conway
 * Steve Conway
 * Roger Cook
 * Charlélie Couture "3 Folies" Live (1989)
 * Julie Covington
 * Jimmy Crawford

D

 * Joey Dee and the Starliters (leased recordings from Roulette Records)
 * David and Jonathan
 * Billie Davis
 * Kiki Dee
 * Carol Deene
 * Ken Dodd
 * The Dubliners
 * Clive Dunn
 * The Dovells (leased recordings from Parkway Records)
 * Dr. Feelgood and the Interns (leased recordings from Okeh Records)
 * Slim Dusty

E

 * The Essex (leased from Roulette Records, USA)
 * Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung (Austria)

F

 * Bent Fabric
 * Georgie Fame
 * José Feliciano
 * Kathleen Ferrier
 * Jackson C. Frank
 * Freddie and the Dreamers
 * Conny Froboess
 * Dean Ford and The Gaylords

G

 * Gerry and the Pacemakers
 * The Gods
 * The Golden Gate Quartet
 * Ron Goodwin

H

 * Gitte Hænning
 * Rolf Harris
 * Heino
 * Heinz
 * Herman's Hermits
 * Benny Hill
 * Vince Hill
 * Michael Holliday
 * The Hollies
 * Frankie Howerd
 * Chris Howland

I

 * Frank Ifield

J

 * John's Children
 * Paul Jones

K

 * Kathy Kirby
 * The Koobas
 * Peter Kraus

L

 * Cleo Laine
 * Frank Foo Foo Lammar
 * Major Lance (recordings leased from Okeh Records)
 * London String Quartet
 * The Lords
 * Lulu
 * Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (recordings leased from Gee Records)

M

 * Jeanne Mas (1980s)
 * The George Martin Orchestra
 * Hank Marvin
 * Mascarenhas
 * Ray Miller (German singer)
 * Guy Mitchell (leased recordings)
 * Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
 * Russell Morris (Columbia/EMI Australia)
 * The Mudlarks
 * Ruby Murray

N

 * Nina & Frederik
 * Peter Noone
 * Nomadi

O

 * Des O'Connor
 * Esther Ofarim

P

 * Norrie Paramour and his Orchestra
 * Don Partridge
 * Peter and Gordon
 * Edith Piaf
 * Pink Floyd (first three albums, they then switched to Harvest. Their 1975 album Wish You Were Here, recorded for Harvest, was leased to CBS Columbia, USA)
 * The Playmates (leased from Roulette Records)
 * The Pretty Things (S.F. Sorrow, 1968, then switched to Harvest)
 * P.J. Proby

R

 * Johnnie Ray (leased recordings)
 * The Regents (NY group, leased from Gee, USA)
 * Terry Reid
 * Cliff Richard
 * Malcolm Roberts
 * Amália Rodrigues
 * Bobby Rydell (leased from Cameo, USA)

S

 * The Seekers
 * The Shadows
 * Helen Shapiro
 * Dee Dee Sharp (leased from Cameo, USA)
 * Dinah Shore (leased recordings)
 * Frank Sinatra (leased recordings)
 * Erik Silvester (German singer)
 * Sir Henry and his Butlers
 * Sly and the Family Stone (original UK release of "Dance to the Music", leased from Epic Records)
 * Hurricane Smith
 * Soulsister (late 1980s)
 * Sounds Incorporated (Studio 2 Stereo)
 * Tommy Steele
 * Frederick Stock
 * Sweet Smoke
 * The Syndicats

T

 * The Tornados
 * Charles Trenet

V

 * Ricky Valance
 * Frankie Vaughan
 * Gene Vincent (1963 single)
 * Bobby Vinton (leased from Epic Records)

W

 * Helen Watson
 * John Walker
 * Iris Williams
 * Paul Whiteman (leased recordings)
 * Roger Whittaker
 * The Wurzels

Y

 * The Yardbirds