Before the digital age in the new millennium, major recording studios produced some of the worlds greatest music.    Those days are not all gone, but the rise of the home studio is changing the way that we record music.  None the less, there are still amazing studios that have built quite a reputation for themselves.   Here are the arguably 8 most famous recording studios in the world.

1. Abbey Road Studios
   London, UK
   The location where the famous location where the beatles album was recorded.  The studio is alive and well today.
   Credits: The Beatles
2. Sun Studios
   Memphis, TN
   Credits: Johnny Cash, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis
3. Chess Studios
   Chicago, IL
   Creidts:  Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Etta James, Rolling Stones
4. Sunset Studios
   Hollywood, CA 
   The home of the California sound, home to 1000’s of albums/
   Credits:  the Stones, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and the Beach Boys.
5. The Record Plant
   Los Angeles, CA
   A recording studio with grammies for the studio.
   Credits: Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, JLo, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion
6. Hitville USA
   Detroit, MI
   The birthpalce of Motown music!
   Credits: Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye
7. Olympic Studios
   London, UK
   London’s most successful recording studio, producing the most hits, and closed down in 2009 with U2 as the last customers.
   Credits: U2
8. Electric Lady Studios
   New York, NY
   Jimi Hendrix’s own personal studio, still active today.  
   Credits: Jimi Hendrix,Rihanna, Weezer, David Bowie, AC/DC

Apparently the large cities win, with having some of the greatest studios of all time.  Los Angeles, New York and London will have to battle it out for who has the greatest studio.