Atlantic was founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson and was originally conceived and based in Ertegun's suite at the Ritz Carlton overlooking Central Park.

Now a part of Warner Music Group, it was consolidated with Elektra Records in to Atlantic Records Group in 2004.

Past recording artists to record on Atlantic include:

AC/DC
Tori Amos
Bad Company
Bad Religion
Ray Charles
Alice Cooper
Cream
Jim Croce
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Cult
Bobby Darin
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Peter Frampton
Aretha Franklin
Peter Gabriel
Genesis
INXS
Mick Jagger
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mott The Hoople
Jimmy Page
The Rascals
Oris Redding
Dusty Springfield
Ringo Starr
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