List of Decca Records artists

Decca Records is a recording label. A division of Universal Classics, it is also known as Decca Music Group.

Vocal artists

 * Roberto Alagna
 * Ada Alsop
 * Elly Ameling
 * Arleen Auger
 * Janet Baker
 * Cecilia Bartoli
 * Teresa Berganza
 * Carlo Bergonzi
 * Jussi Björling
 * Barbara Bonney
 * Olga Borodina
 * Jean Borthayre
 * Catherine Bott
 * Roger Bourdin
 * James Bowman
 * Montserrat Caballé
 * Nicole Cabell
 * Joseph Calleja
 * Giuseppe Campora
 * José Carreras
 * Carmen Cavallaro and his Orchestra
 * Franco Corelli
 * Fernando Corena
 * Armand Crabbe
 * Régine Crespin
 * Maud Cunitz
 * José Cura
 * Libero de Luca
 * Suzanne Danco
 * Mario del Monaco
 * Lisa Della Casa
 * Alfred Deller
 * Anton Dermota
 * Giuseppe Di Stefano
 * Plácido Domingo
 * Otto Edelmann
 * Margreta Elkins
 * Kathleen Ferrier
 * Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
 * Kirsten Flagstad
 * Renée Fleming
 * Juan Diego Flórez
 * Mirella Freni
 * Angela Gheorghiu
 * Nicolai Ghiaurov
 * Matthias Goerne
 * Galina Gorchakova
 * Hilde Gueden
 * Thomas Hayward
 * Judith Hellwig
 * Roy Henderson
 * Wolfgang Holzmair
 * Marilyn Horne
 * Dmitri Hvorostovsky
 * Giovanni Inghilleri
 * Jacques Jansen
 * Sumi Jo
 * Louis Jordan
 * Endre Koreh
 * Richard Lewis
 * Wilma Lipp
 * David Lloyd
 * George London
 * Emmy Loose
 * Christa Ludwig
 * Walther Ludwig
 * Enzo Mascherini
 * Karita Mattila
 * Sylvia McNair
 * Janine Micheau
 * Sherrill Milnes
 * Liza Minnelli
 * Martha Mödl
 * Birgit Nilsson
 * Magda Olivero
 * Jessye Norman
 * Julius Patzak
 * Luciano Pavarotti
 * Peter Pears
 * Alfred Poell
 * Giacinto Prandelli
 * Leontyne Price
 * Margaret Price
 * Ruggero Raimondi
 * Samuel Ramey
 * Maria Reining
 * Katia Ricciarelli
 * Mado Robin
 * Helge Rosvaenge
 * Erna Sack
 * Heinrich Schlusnus
 * Paul Schoeffler
 * Andreas Scholl
 * Renata Scotto
 * Anja Silja
 * Gérard Souzay
 * Cheryl Studer
 * Isabel Suckling
 * Joan Sutherland
 * Kiri Te Kanawa
 * Renata Tebaldi
 * Bryn Terfel
 * Conrad Thibault
 * Günther Treptow
 * Hermann Uhde
 * Giuseppe Valdengo
 * Arnold van Mill
 * Anne Sofie von Otter
 * Jennifer Vyvyan
 * Anthony Way
 * Ludwig Weber
 * Ljuba Welitsch
 * Wolfgang Windgassen
 * Marcel Wittrisch
 * Laura Wright
 * Sophie Wyss
 * Eugenia Zareska

Conductors

 * Otto Ackermann
 * Leroy Anderson
 * Franz André
 * Ernest Ansermet
 * Ataúlfo Argenta
 * Vladimir Ashkenazy
 * Krešimir Baranović
 * Samuel Barber
 * Thomas Beecham
 * Sidney Beer
 * Eduard van Beinum
 * Anthony Bernard
 * Leonard Bernstein
 * Harry Blech
 * Leo Blech
 * Ernest Bloch
 * Herbert Blomstedt
 * Karl Böhm
 * Richard Bonynge
 * Adrian Boult
 * Warwick Braithwaite
 * Benjamin Britten
 * Frans Brüggen
 * Basil Cameron
 * Sergiu Celibidache
 * Riccardo Chailly
 * Albert Coates
 * Eric Coates
 * Anthony Collins
 * Piero Coppola
 * Colin Davis
 * Robert Denzler
 * Roger Désormière
 * Christoph von Dohnányi
 * Antal Doráti
 * Charles Dutoit
 * Georges Enesco
 * Alberto Erede
 * Robert Farnon
 * Iván Fischer
 * Anatole Fistoulari
 * Grzegorz Fitelberg
 * Øivin Fjeldstad
 * Wilhelm Furtwängler
 * Pierino Gamba
 * John Eliot Gardiner
 * Valery Gergiev
 * Walter Goehr
 * Bernard Haitink
 * Sir Hamilton Harty
 * Christopher Hogwood
 * Heinrich Hollreiser
 * Robert Irving
 * Herbert von Karajan
 * Reginald Jacques
 * Thomas Jensen
 * Enrique Jordá
 * István Kertész
 * Royalton Kisch
 * Erich Kleiber
 * Hans Knappertsbusch
 * Clemens Krauss
 * Josef Krips
 * Rafael Kubelík
 * Franz Lehár
 * Erich Leinsdorf
 * Edouard Lindenberg
 * Peter Maag
 * Lorin Maazel
 * Charles Mackerras
 * Klaus Mäkelä
 * Nikolai Malko
 * Neville Marriner
 * Jean Martinon
 * Zubin Mehta
 * Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
 * Rudolf Moralt
 * Charles Munch
 * Karl Münchinger
 * Riccardo Muti
 * Boyd Neel
 * Victor Olof
 * Seiji Ozawa
 * Philip Pickett
 * André Previn
 * Fernando Previtali
 * Karl Rankl
 * Victor Reinshagen
 * Christophe Rousset
 * Paul Sacher
 * Malcolm Sargent
 * Hermann Scherchen
 * Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
 * Carl Schuricht
 * Georges Sébastien
 * Ivan Semenoff
 * Sir Georg Solti
 * Fritz Stiedry
 * Robert Stolz
 * Oscar Straus
 * George Szell
 * Stig Westerberg
 * Mogens Wöldike
 * Albert Wolff
 * Eric Tuxen

Instrumentalists

 * Valentina Lisitsa
 * Salvatore Accardo
 * Martha Argerich
 * Claudio Arrau
 * Vladimir Ashkenazy
 * Wilhelm Backhaus
 * Ellen Ballon
 * Pierre Barbizet
 * Antoine de Bavier
 * Joshua Bell
 * Yvonne Blanc
 * Jacqueline Blancard
 * Felicja Blumental
 * Jorge Bolet
 * Julian Bream
 * Alfred Brendel
 * Benjamin Britten
 * Alfredo Campoli
 * Kyung Wha Chung
 * Aaron Copland
 * Clifford Curzon
 * Alicia de Larrocha
 * Jeanne Demessieux
 * Marcel Dupré
 * Ludovico Einaudi
 * Osian Ellis
 * Mischa Elman
 * Christian Ferras
 * Julia Fischer
 * Myers Foggin
 * Pierre Fournier
 * Nelson Freire
 * Walther Frey
 * Maurice Gendron
 * Max Gilbert
 * Arnold Goldsbrough
 * Vicente Gómez
 * Isador Goodman
 * Frederick Grinke
 * Arthur Grumiaux
 * Friedrich Gulda
 * Monique Haas
 * Ida Haendel
 * Håkan Hardenberger
 * Clara Haskil
 * Heinz Holliger
 * Florence Hooton
 * Peter Hurford
 * Nobuko Imai
 * Janine Jansen
 * Leila Josefowicz
 * Anton Karas
 * Julius Katchen
 * Peter Katin
 * Wilhelm Kempff
 * Zoltán Kocsis
 * Gidon Kremer
 * Georg Kulenkampff
 * Charlie Kunz
 * Katia and Marielle Labèque
 * Alexandre Lagoya
 * Chad Lawson
 * Kathleen Long
 * Radu Lupu
 * Moura Lympany
 * Nikita Magaloff
 * Enrico Mainardi
 * George Malcolm
 * Stephan Moccio
 * Viktoria Mullova
 * Kaori Muraji
 * Zara Nelsova
 * David Oistrakh
 * Gabríel Ólafs
 * Franz Osborn
 * Kun Woo Paik
 * Walter Panhoffer
 * Itzhak Perlman
 * Anthony Pini
 * André Previn
 * Ossy Renardy
 * Ruggiero Ricci
 * Sviatoslav Richter
 * Pascal Rogé
 * Pepe Romero
 * Max Rostal
 * Mstislav Rostropovich
 * Christophe Rousset
 * Joseph Saxby
 * András Schiff
 * Heinrich Schiff
 * Andrés Segovia
 * Guilhermina Suggia
 * Akiko Suwanai
 * Henryk Szeryng
 * Jean-Yves Thibaudet
 * Frederick Thurston
 * Mitsuko Uchida
 * Andrea Vanzo
 * Julian Lloyd Webber
 * Mary O'Hara

Ensembles

 * Amadeus Quartet
 * Amsterdam Quartet
 * Beaux Arts Trio
 * Boskovsky Quartet
 * Carmirelli Quartet
 * Griller Quartet
 * Grimethorpe Colliery Band
 * Koppel Quartet
 * I Musici
 * Musica Vitalis Quartet
 * New Italian Quartet
 * Orford String Quartet
 * Quartetto Italiano
 * Quintetto Chigiano
 * Takács Quartet
 * Trio di Trieste
 * Vegh Quartet
 * Vienna Octet
 * Polteau Instrumental Ensemble
 * D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
 * Choir of King's College, Cambridge
 * The Purcell Singers

Orchestras

 * Belgrade National Opera Orchestra
 * Boyd Neel String Orchestra
 * BBC Theatre Orchestra
 * Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra
 * Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra
 * Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra
 * Kingsway Symphony Orchestra
 * London Chamber Orchestra
 * London Mozart Orchestra
 * London Philharmonic Orchestra
 * London Symphony Orchestra
 * London Theatre Orchestra
 * Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra
 * New Symphony Orchestra
 * Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
 * Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
 * Radio Orchestra, Beromünster
 * Radio Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen
 * Santa Cecilia Orchestra
 * Stockholm Radio Orchestra
 * Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
 * Tonhalle Orchester Zurich
 * Turin Symphony Orchestra
 * Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Vienna Symphony Orchestra
 * Zurich Collegium Musicum

Film composers

 * John Barry
 * Jerry Goldsmith
 * James Horner
 * Michael Kamen
 * Michael Nyman
 * Alan Silvestri
 * John Williams
 * Hans Zimmer

Jazz and popular artists released on Decca Records (US) label

 * The Andrews Sisters
 * Toni Arden
 * Louis Armstrong
 * Banana Splits
 * Len Barry
 * Vincent Bell
 * Elmer Bernstein & Orchestra
 * Owen Bradley Quintet
 * Bob Braun
 * Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys
 * Don Cherry
 * Rosemary Clooney
 * Deborah Cox
 * Jacob Collier
 * Crazy Otto
 * Bing Crosby
 * The Cuff Links
 * Bobby Darin
 * Sammy Davis Jr.
 * Lenny Dee (organist)
 * Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
 * Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
 * The Dream Weavers
 * Deanna Durbin
 * Yvonne Elliman
 * Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
 * Paul Evans
 * Eddie Fontaine
 * The Four Aces
 * The Free Movement
 * Judy Garland
 * Jimmie Gordon
 * Teddy Grace
 * Earl Grant
 * Dobie Gray
 * Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra
 * Keith Green
 * Bill Haley & His Comets
 * Adelaide Hall
 * Glass Harp
 * Bobby Helms
 * Woody Herman & His Orchestra
 * Milt Herth Trio
 * Al Hibbler
 * Billie Holiday
 * Burl Ives
 * Al Jolson
 * Bert Kaempfert
 * The Kalin Twins
 * Kitty Kallen & Georgie Shaw
 * Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
 * The Kingston Trio
 * Peggy Lee
 * Jerry Lewis
 * Guy Lombardo & the Royal Canadians
 * Matthew's Southern Comfort
 * Robert Maxwell & Orchestra
 * Barrelhouse Buck McFarland
 * Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
 * The Mills Brothers
 * Domenico Modugno (Italy)
 * Russ Morgan
 * Maurice Rocco
 * Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band
 * Les Paul and His Trio
 * The Peppermint Rainbow
 * Artie Shaw
 * Ethel Smith
 * The Spokesmen
 * Morris Stoloff/Columbia Pictures Orchestra
 * The Surfaris
 * Sylvia Syms
 * Debbie Taylor
 * The Tyrones
 * The Weavers
 * The Who
 * Wishbone Ash
 * Victor Young & His Orchestra
 * Helmut Zacharias (Germany)

Artists under the Decca Nashville label

 * Gary Allan
 * Rhett Akins
 * Bill Anderson
 * Jan Howard
 * Jeannie Seely
 * Jack Greene
 * Mark Chesnutt
 * Patsy Cline
 * Helen Darling
 * Roy Drusky
 * Red Foley
 * Rebecca Lynn Howard
 * Chris Knight
 * Brenda Lee
 * Ronnie Dove
 * Danni Leigh
 * Loretta Lynn
 * Grady Martin
 * Moon Mullican
 * One Flew South
 * Dolly Parton
 * Frazier River
 * Webb Pierce
 * Dawn Sears
 * Shane Stockton
 * Conway Twitty
 * Kitty Wells
 * Lee Ann Womack

Pop/rock artists who had more than one hit on Decca Records (UK)

 * Father Abraham and The Smurfs (Netherlands)
 * Chris Andrews
 * The Animals (formerly on Columbia)
 * The Applejacks
 * Arrival (1971 to CBS)
 * Winifred Atwell
 * The Bachelors (Ireland)
 * Dave Berry
 * The Beverley Sisters
 * The Big Three
 * Los Bravos (Spain)
 * Max Bygraves
 * The Casuals
 * Frank Chacksfield
 * Jess Conrad
 * Lyn Cornell
 * Billy Cotton and his Band (first on Rex)
 * Dana (on Rex)
 * Billie Davis
 * Terry Dene
 * Jackie Dennis
 * The Dennisons
 * Karl Denver
 * Ken Dodd (later on Columbia)
 * Val Doonican (later on Pye, Philips)
 * East of Eden
 * Bern Elliott and the Fenmen
 * Marianne Faithfull (later on Island)
 * The Fortunes (later on Capitol)
 * Billy Fury (later on Polydor)
 * The Goons
 * Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
 * Ted Heath
 * Heinz (later on Columbia)
 * Engelbert Humperdinck
 * The Johnston Brothers
 * Tom Jones (later on Epic)
 * Eden Kane (later on Fontana)
 * Jonathan King (later formed UK Records)
 * Kathy Kirby
 * Lee Lawrence
 * The Lumineers
 * Mike Preston
 * Alan Price (several other labels)
 * P.J. Proby (later on Liberty)
 * The Redskins
 * Joan Regan (later on Pye)
 * Neil Reid
 * Paddy Roberts
 * Lord Rockingham's XI
 * The Rolling Stones (formed Rolling Stones Records in 1970)
 * Lita Roza
 * Paul & Barry Ryan
 * Crispian St. Peters
 * Doug Sheldon
 * Peter Skellern
 * The Small Faces (to Immediate in 1967)
 * Cyril Stapleton
 * The Stargazers
 * The Sundowners
 * Thin Lizzy (to Phonogram in 1974)
 * Tommy Steele
 * Them (to Tower Records in 1967)
 * The Tornados
 * Twinkle
 * Unit 4 + 2
 * Dickie Valentine (later on Pye Nixa)
 * The Vernons Girls
 * The Warriors
 * David Whitfield
 * Mark Wynter (later on Pye)
 * Jimmy Young (formerly Polygon, later Columbia)
 * The Zombies (CBS from 1967)

Pop/crossover artists

 * AURORA
 * Tori Amos
 * Alexandra Burke
 * Kerry Ellis
 * Clay Aiken
 * Bond
 * Boyz II Men
 * Jodie Brooke Wilson
 * Amy MacDonald
 * David Garrett
 * Delta Goodrem
 * The Love Willows
 * Boz Scaggs
 * David Sanborn
 * Charlie Haden
 * Brendan James
 * Sonya Kitchell
 * Najofondo
 * Paula Cole
 * Duel
 * Matt Dusk
 * Ludovico Einaudi
 * Red Moon
 * Rick Guard
 * Louis Jordan
 * Ute Lemper
 * Annie Lennox
 * Ashley MacIsaac
 * Dominic Miller
 * Morrissey
 * Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
 * Kristyna Myles
 * Donny Osmond
 * Ana Salazar
 * Eimear Quinn
 * Andrea Vanzo
 * Vocal Sampling
 * Russell Watson
 * Hayley Westenra
 * Imelda May
 * Joe McElderry
 * Kimberley Walsh