The Groove

The greatest albums of all time

108,862 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972

2,621.940

Why this number?

The full board · page 1002

24025

Du rire aux larmes Sniper · Desh Musique · 2001 38.280

24026 At Dawn My Morning Jacket · Darla Records · 2001 38.280

24027 Sarin Israel Nes Ziona Muslimgauze · Staalplaat · 2002 38.280

24028 Shine a Light Constantines · Sub Pop Records · 2003 38.280

24029

Melancholia William Basinski · 2062 · 2003 38.280

24030 This Magnificent Distance Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud · 2004 38.280

24031 Strain Flesh Field · Metropolis Records · 2004 38.280

24032 The Merciless Aura Noir · Peaceville · 2004 38.280

24033 The Upcoming Terror / The Saga of Nemesis Assassin · 2005 38.280

24034 L'élu du mal Bekhira · Aura Mystique Productions · 2005 38.280

24035 The Acoustic Verses Green Carnation · Irond · 2006 38.280

24036 The Burning World Phragments · The Eastern Front · 2007 38.280

24037

Fear No Pain Lord Vicar · The Church Within Records · 2008 38.280

24038

All the Dread Magnificence of Perversity Gnaw Their Tongues · Burning World Records · 2009 38.280

24039 Random Is Resistance Rotersand · Metropolis Records · 2009 38.280

24040

Meridional Norma Jean · Razor & Tie · 2010 38.280

24041

Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin · Atlantic · 1969 38.270

24042 Green Is Beautiful Grant Green · Blue Note · 1970 38.270

24043 Vampire State Building Alcatraz · Philips · 1972 38.270

24044 Angola 72 Bonga · 1972 38.270

24045 American Express Harry Thumann · Ariola · 1979 38.270

24046

Faith The Cure · Fiction · 1981 38.270

24047 Tiempos difíciles Juan Carlos Baglietto · EMI · 1982 38.270

24048

The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden · EMI · 1982 38.270