Abstract: Disclosed is a spindle motor comprising: a housing, a hub member which is rotatable with respect to the housing and to which a recording member is attached, and a bearing arranged between the housing and the hub member and having an outer member which is rotatably attached thereto through the intermediation of a plurality of spherical members, the hub member being fixed to the above-mentioned outer member by press fitting or shrinkage fitting, and the inner periphery of the hub member being equipped with an annular recess in correspondence with a ball lodging grooved formed on the outer member.