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Regal Records seems to have been the name of at least 4 different 20th century record labels; one in the United Kingdom, one in Spain, and two different companies in the United States of America.
 UK Regal Record British Regal Records was founded in 1914 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of Columbia Records. From 1932 on it was linked to British Zonophone, and became Regal Zonophone. The label was discontinued in 1949.
 Spanish Regal Record Spanish Regal Record from the late 1920s; the label seems linked to USA Columbia Records.
 First US Regal Record The first United States "Regal Records" issued recordings from 1921 through 1931. Masters were recorded by Emerson Records, and issued mostly in chain stores for 50 cents each. Noted artists with records issued on Regal include Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra, Eubie Blake, the Original Memphis Five, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington.
 Second USA Regal Records, c. 1950 The second USA "Regal Records" issued popular music and jazz in the years after World War II. The label's headquarters were in Linden, New Jersey.
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