This is a list of record labels that are independent from the Big Five record labels and specialize in different forms of indie rock and other styles of alternative music and electronica.
See also: List of electronic music record labels - List of record labels
- 109 Records - New York City
- 12 Inch Records - Urbana, Illinois
- 18 Wheeler Records - Dunellen, New Jersey
- 213CD - Los Angeles
- 4AD/Quernica - London
- 50 Skidillion Watts - Stuart, Florida
- 6C Records - Madison, Wisconsin
- Ace of Hearts Records - Boston
- ADHD Records
- Air Traffic Liberation
- Ajax Records - Chicago
- Alias Records - Burbank, California
- Alienor Records - Bordeaux, France
- Alive Records - Burbank, California
- All Around The World - Blackburn, England
- Alligator Records - Chicago
- Alternative Tentacles - San Francisco
- Amphetamine Reptile - Minneapolis
- Antone's Records - Austin, Texas
- Anyway Records - Columbus, Ohio
- Archive International Publications - Burbank, California
- Au-Go-Go Records - Melbourne, Australia
- Aurora Records - Chicago
- Bad Taste - Reykjavik
- Bad Vugum - Oulu, Finland
- Beowulf Records - Vienna
- Big Mo Records - Norwich, Connecticut
- Big Rehab Records - San Mateo, California
- Black Et Noir Records - Angers, France
- Blackbird Records - Ventura, California
- Blast First
- BOMP! Records - Burbank, California
- Boner Records - Berkeley, California
- Bus Stop - Iowa City, Iowa
- Cargo Records - San Diego
- Celluloid Records - New York City
- Cherry Red Records - London
- Cinnamon Toast Records - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- City Slang - Berlin
- Clawfist - London
- Cleopatra Records - San Francisco
- Coolidge Records - Wyckoff, New Jersey
- Cow Records - Manchester, England
- Corwood Industries - Houston
- Creation/August/Rev-ola Records - London
- Datapanik Records - Columbus, Ohio
- Delicious Vinyl Records - Los Angeles
- Delmark - Chicago
- Dischord Records - Washington DC
- Domino Records - London
- Drag City - Chicago
- Eerie Materials - Richmond, Virginia
- EnGuard Records - Montreal
- Emperor Jones - Austin, Texas
- Epitaph Records - Hollywood, California
- Estrus Records - Bellingham, Washington
- Etiquette Records - Seattle
- Face The Music - Olympia, Washington
- Fire Records
- Flipside - Pasadena, California
- Flying Nun - Auckland, New Zealand
- Get Hip - Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania
- Go! Discs - Hammersmith, London
- Grand Royal - Los Angeles, California
- Green Fridge
- Half-A-Cow - Glebe, Australia
- Heaven Records - Nottingham, England
- Heyday - San Francisco
- Hi-Bias Records - Toronto
- Hoehnie Records - Neustadt, Germany
- Homestead Records - New York City
- Hot Records - Spit Junction, Australia
- I Wanna Records - Dayton, Ohio
- Independent Culture Records - Cebu, Phillippines
- Jettison Records - Durham, North Carolina
- Jig Saw Records - Gainesville, Florida
- K Records - Olympia, Washington
- Lance Rock Records - Nanaimo, British Columbia
- LandPhil Records - Omaha, Nebraska
- Lookout Records - Berkele, California
- Mammoth Records - Carrboro, North Carolina
- Merge Records - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Moist Records - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- MTM - Lisboa Cotex, Portugal
- Munster Records - Madrid
- Mute Records - London
- No! Records - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Nude Records - London
- Nut Music - Herndon, Virginia
- October Records - Minneapolis
- Off the Chain - Tennessee
- Parasol Records - Champaign, Illinois
- Pinecastle/Webco Records - Orlando, Florida
- Placebo Records - Phoenix, Arizona
- Play It Again Sam - Hilversum, the Netherlands
- Plumb Records - Boston
- Pop Llama - Seattle
- Posh Boy - Palm Desert, California
- Postcard Records - Glasgow
- Racer Records - San Francisco, California
- Radioactive Rat Records - Richmond, Virginia
- Rayne Music Productions - Brooklyn, New York City
- Reindeer Records - Portland, Maine
- Reservation Records - Athens, Georgia
- Revelation Records - Huntington Beach, California, formerly of New Haven, Connecticut
- Righteous Babe Records - Buffalo, New York
- Ropeburn - South Bend, Indiana
- Rough Trade
- Rounder Records - Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Rykodisc - Salem, Massachusetts
- Saddle Creek Records - Omaha, Nebraska
- Safe House Records - West Lebanon, New Hampshire
- SBS Records - Hengoed, England
- Sarah Records - Bristol, England
- Shake Records - Quebec, Quebec
- Shimmy Disc - New York City
- Shmat Records - Alhambra, California
- Shotgun Records - Portland, Oregon
- Silence Records - Koppom, Sweden
- Silver Girl Records - San Diego
- Skunkative Records - Texas
- Slamdek Records - Louisville, Kentucky
- Slumberland Records - Berkeley, California
- spinART Records - New York City
- Squealer Records - Blacksburg, Virginia
- Street corner Records - Florida
- SST Records - Lawndale, California
- Sub Pop - Seattle, Washington
- Subterranean Records - Berkeley, California
- Summershine Records - Prahran, Victoria
- Sunday Records - Rolling Meadows, Illinois
- Supple Records - New York
- Swingset Records - San Francisco
- Taang! Records - Auburndale, Mssachussetts
- TeenBeat Records - Arlington, Virginia
- THD - Minneapolis
- Too Pure - London
- Toothpick Records - Brugge, Belgium
- Trance Syndicate - Austin, Texas
- Vermin Scum Records - Baltimore
- Wax Trax - Chicago
- West Syde - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Workers Playtime - London
- Xpressway Records - Port Chalmers, New Zealand
- Yellow Moon Records - London