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 1049

25153 Struck Gold Crown Heights Affair · De‐Lite Records · 1983 36.900

25154 Fragile Cherrelle · Tabu Records · 1984 36.900

25155 AaΔzhyd China Doll Edward Ka-Spel · Torso · 1987 36.900

25156 Raphanadosis Doctor and the Crippens · Manic Ears Records · 1989 36.900

25157

Thousand Swords Graveland · Lethal Records · 1995 36.900

25158 Points of View Dave Holland Quintet · ECM Records · 1998 36.900

25159 The Human Germ Snog · Metropolis Records · 1998 36.900

25160

Festival of Death Brodequin · Unmatched Brutality Records · 2001 36.900

25161 Les Chansons Neurotiques Neuroticfish · Dancing Ferret Discs · 2002 36.900

25162 Puppy Fluke · One Little Indian Records · 2003 36.900

25163 My Long Accumulating Discontent Andrew Liles · Nextera · 2004 36.900

25164 Genesis Hiroshi Watanabe · Klik Records · 2006 36.900

25165 Tima Formosa Ambarchi · Black Truffle · 2010 36.900

25166 Music’s Not for Everyone Chain and the Gang · K · 2011 36.900

25167 Firewater Whiskey Myers · 2011 36.900

25168 The Peace and the Panic Neck Deep · Hopeless Records · 2017 36.900

25169 In Quiet Moments Lost Horizons · Bella Union · 2021 36.900

25170 Abduction Asia 2001 · Avatar Records · 2001 36.850

25171 Common Touch Stanley Turrentine · Blue Note · 1968 36.800

25172 Rainbow Bobby Callender · Big Beat · 1968 36.800

25173 Livin' It Up Jimmy Smith · Verve · 1968 36.800

25174 Touch The Supremes · 1971 36.800

25175

Zonder bagage Ramses Shaffy · Philips · 1971 36.800

25176 Clannad Clannad · Philips · 1973 36.800