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 1052

25225 The Brains The Brains · Mercury Records · 1980 36.750

25226 The Moody Blues Collection The Moody Blues · Castle Communications · 1987 36.750

25227 Wildest Dreams Saga · Bonaire · 1987 36.750

25228 Beyond Sanctorum Therion · Active Records · 1992 36.750

25229 Strength in Numbers Tyketto · Music for Nations · 1994 36.750

25230 This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan · Rush Associated Labels · 1995 36.750

25231 Exit the Dragon Urge Overkill · Geffen Records · 1995 36.750

25232 Planet Ultra Urban Dance Squad · Virgin · 1996 36.750

25233

Acrobatic Tenement At the Drive‐In · Flipside Records · 1996 36.750

25234 Cruel Summer Ace of Base · Arista · 1998 36.750

25235 Datarock Datarock Datarock · Young Aspiring Professionals · 2005 36.750

25236 Nailed. Dead. Risen. Impending Doom · Facedown Records · 2007 36.750

25237

The Golden Foretaste of Heaven Alec Empire · Eat Your Heart Out · 2007 36.750

25238

Breakthrough The Gaslamp Killer · Brainfeeder · 2012 36.750

25239 American Soldier Queensrÿche · Rhino · 2009 36.720

25240 Bandit in a Bathing Suit David Bromberg Band · Fantasy · 1978 36.720

25241

Tristesse Michel Jonasz · Atlantic · 1983 36.720

25242 Ohne Schminke Puhdys · AMIGA · 1985 36.720

25243 Freak*on*ica Girls Against Boys · Geffen Records · 1998 36.720

25244 The Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani · Interscope Records · 2006 36.720

25245 Cugat Cavalcade Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra · Columbia · 1958 36.660

25246 D Deuter · Kuckuck · 1971 36.660

25247 Souvenirs Pussycat · EMI · 1977 36.660

25248 God Bless the Starjets Starjets · Epic · 1979 36.660