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Stock, Aitken & Waterman

Stock, Aitken & Waterman is credited on 7,123 releases across 1,210 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,123

Credits

1,210

Albums

5

Decades active

275

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Biography

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Prolific British pop production and songwriting team, formed 1984, best known for their HI-NRG mid 80's club mixes and 'manufactured' pop at the end of the 1980s. Arguably the most successful in UK chart history. Matt Aitken left in 1991 and Pete Waterman continued with PWL and its imprints from 1993 alone when Mike Stock left. At their peak, they were knocking their own productions off the UK #1 singles chart and market share was almost 30% in 1989. They were also responsible for the UK's best selling singles artists of both 1987 (Rick Astley) and 1989 (Jason Donovan) and over 400 single recordings. Other best known of their artists include Kylie Minogue, Mel & Kim and Bananarama. They achieved their first #1 single production with Dead Or Alive (You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), March 1985 - released 1984).

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Credited work

7,123 releases · 1,210 albums · active 1984–2026

  • Performance · 9,433
  • Production · 7,979
  • Other credits · 137
  • Engineering · 100

Studios: PWL Studios · Battery Studios, London · PWL The Hit Factory · Sigma Sound Studios, New York

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