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 1007

24145 Till Death Do Us Part Deicide · Earache Records · 2008 38.220

24146 Fruit The Asteroids Galaxy Tour · 2008 38.220

24147 Red Velvet Car Heart · Eagle Records · 2010 38.220

24148 The Poll Winners Ride Again The Poll Winners · Contemporary Records · 1958 38.220

24149 Sound of Christmas The Ramsey Lewis Trio · Argo · 1961 38.220

24150 Today and Tomorrow McCoy Tyner · impulse! · 1964 38.220

24151 Terminal Love Peter Ivers · Warner Bros. Records · 1974 38.220

24152 Kun maailma elää Kaseva · Love Records · 1976 38.220

24153 Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today McCarthy · Midnight Music · 1990 38.220

24154 From This Day Forward Obliveon · Active Records · 1990 38.220

24155 Fakebook Yo La Tengo · Restless Records · 1990 38.220

24156 Sacrilegium Devil Doll · Hurdy Gurdy Records · 1992 38.220

24157 Human Refuse Evils Toy · Hypnobeat · 1993 38.220

24158 Ism & Blues Hard 2 Obtain · Atlantic · 1994 38.220

24159 Birth of the Ghetto Child Main One · Select Records · 1995 38.220

24160 Le Code de l'honneur Rohff · Parlophone France · 1999 38.220

24161 Bleeding Profusely Gorgasm · Extremities Productions · 2001 38.220

24162 Seaside Max Melvin · Maxelect Records · 2002 38.220

24163 Begborrowsteel Count Bass D · 2004 38.220

24164 Exit Rotten Sound · Willowtip · 2005 38.220

24165

Light Reflected From a Cold Cutting Table Steel Hook Prostheses · 2005 38.220

24166 Sensational Meets Kouhei Sensational · WordSound · 2006 38.220

24167 Mantaray Siouxsie · 2007 38.220

24168

Is It Love or Desire Betty Davis · Light in the Attic Records · 2009 38.220