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 1015

24337 Czad Kommando Tilt Tilt · Arston · 1990 37.840

24338 Under the Skin Ice · Pathological Records · 1993 37.840

24339 Blues Alive Gary Moore · Virgin · 1993 37.840

24340 Uncle John’s Nickel John Mayall · 1994 37.840

24341 Soundtrack for the Aquarium: Antwerp Zoo Hybryds · Daft Records · 1995 37.840

24342 Lightheaded Little Wing · Hardkiss · 1997 37.840

24343 Blackjack David Dave Alvin · 1998 37.840

24344 Demonsworld Endymion · 2000 37.840

24345 Circulatory System Circulatory System · 2001 37.840

24346

Inquisitors of Satan Deathspell Omega · Northern Heritage · 2002 37.840

24347 King of All Kings Hate Eternal · Earache Records · 2002 37.840

24348 Church Gone Wild / Chirpin Hard Hella · Suicide Squeeze Records · 2005 37.840

24349 The Black Waltz Kalmah · Spikefarm Records · 2006 37.840

24350 Authorized Clinical Trials Urban Tribe · Rephlex · 2006 37.840

24351 Ticket Crystals Bardo Pond · ATP Recordings · 2006 37.840

24352 Call Me Irresponsible Michael Bublé · 2007 37.840

24353 Dwight Sings Buck Dwight Yoakam · Via Records · 2007 37.840

24354 Real Emotional Trash Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Matador · 2008 37.840

24355

Antibalas Antibalas · Daptone Records · 2012 37.840

24356 Sam’s Place Little Feat · 2024 37.840

24357 Legrand Jazz Michel Legrand · Columbia · 1958 37.840

24358

Percussion Bitter Sweet Max Roach · impulse! · 1961 37.840

24359 Sinérisme Les Sinners · 1966 37.840

24360 Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope · Orfeón · 1969 37.840