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 102

2425

Anastacia Anastacia · Epic · 2001 169.480

2426

Seventh Tree Goldfrapp · Mute · 2008 169.480

2427 Caravan to Midnight Robin Trower · Chrysalis · 1978 169.460

2428

Thunder Perfect Mind Current 93 · Durtro · 1992 169.280

2429 No Copyright! Overcast · Bloody Fist Records · 1998 169.280

2430 Take Me to Your Leader King Geedorah · Big Dada · 2003 169.280

2431 A River Ain't Too Much to Love Smog · Domino · 2005 169.280

2432 Anything The Damned · MCA Records · 1986 169.260

2433

Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings The Police · A&M Records · 1993 169.260

2434 My Dogan Kettel · Sending Orbs · 2006 169.260

2435 Cosmos Murcof · Leaf · 2007 169.200

2436

12 × 5 The Rolling Stones · London Records · 1964 169.150

2437 Deep Space Model 500 · R&S Records · 1995 169.100

2438 Objection Overruled Accept · RCA · 1993 169.060

2439 The Immortal Otis Redding Otis Redding · ATCO Records · 1968 168.960

2440 Kinks‐Size The Kinks · Rhino · 1965 168.920

2441

American Woman The Guess Who · RCA · 1970 168.920

2442 Heart Shaped World Chris Isaak · Sun · 1989 168.920

2443

Straight Between the Eyes Rainbow · Polydor · 1982 168.800

2444 Irish Heartbeat Van Morrison · Mercury Records · 1988 168.800

2445 People Like Us The Mamas & the Papas · MCA Records · 1971 168.630

2446

Cassadaga Bright Eyes · Polydor · 2007 168.560

2447

Boys for Pele Tori Amos · Atlantic · 1996 168.480

2448 Socially Inept Proem · 2004 168.360