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 101

2401 Radio Amor Tim Hecker · Mille Plateaux · 2003 170.200

2402 Mensch Herbert Grönemeyer · Grönland Records · 2002 170.170

2403

Daily Operation Gang Starr · Chrysalis · 1992 170.170

2404

Incense & Black Light Rod Modell · Plop · 2007 170.170

2405 On the Track Leon Redbone · Warner Bros. Records · 1975 170.150

2406

Un autre monde Daniel Balavoine · Barclay · 1980 170.100

2407 Travel‐Log J.J. Cale · 1989 170.100

2408

Lauschgift Die Fantastischen Vier · Columbia · 1995 170.100

2409 Complete ‘B’ Sides Pixies · 4AD · 2001 170.100

2410

Jewels of Thought Pharoah Sanders · impulse! · 1969 170.100

2411 Doe or Die AZ · EMI · 1995 170.100

2412 From a Basement on the Hill Elliott Smith · Domino · 2004 170.100

2413 Cameosis Cameo · Chocolate City Records · 1980 170.000

2414 H to He, Who Am the Only One Van der Graaf Generator · Charisma · 1970 169.990

2415

Paracletus Deathspell Omega · Norma Evangelium Diaboli · 2010 169.990

2416

Paper Airplane Alison Krauss & Union Station · Rounder · 2011 169.990

2417 Andromeda Heights Prefab Sprout · Kitchenware Records · 1997 169.850

2418 Information Society Information Society · Tommy Boy · 1988 169.680

2419

Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem · DFA Records · 2007 169.680

2420 Rhinos, Winos + Lunatics Man · United Artists · 1975 169.600

2421 No Security The Rolling Stones · Virgin · 1998 169.600

2422 USA Union John Mayall · Polydor · 1970 169.480

2423 Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) Isaac Hayes · ABC Records · 1976 169.480

2424 ‘hours…’ David Bowie · Virgin · 1999 169.480