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 1086

26041

Vargstenen Månegarm · Black Lodge Records · 2007 35.670

26042 Fornika Die Fantastischen Vier · Columbia · 2007 35.670

26043 Wake/Lift Rosetta · Translation Loss Records · 2007 35.670

26044 Ãvutmã Nebulo · Hymen Records · 2008 35.670

26045 Field Rituals Koen Holtkamp · Type · 2008 35.670

26046 Love Is a Stream Jefre Cantu‐Ledesma · Type · 2010 35.670

26047 Norrøn livskunst Solefald · Indie Recordings · 2010 35.670

26048 Original Album Series Passport · Atlantic · 2011 35.670

26049 The Feather Tipped the Serpent's Scale Eagle Twin · Southern Lord · 2012 35.670

26050 Juggernaut: Omega Periphery · Century Media · 2015 35.670

26051 Make Love to Me Julie London · Liberty · 1957 35.640

26052 Ashes and Diamonds June Tabor · Topic Records · 1977 35.640

26053 Bad Boy Robert Gordon · RCA Victor · 1980 35.640

26054 Don’t Look Back Natalie Cole · Capitol Records · 1980 35.640

26055 Victim of Chains Gravestone · Scratch Records · 1984 35.640

26056 Born 2B Blue Steve Miller · Capitol Records · 1988 35.640

26057 Tall Stories Tall Stories · Epic · 1991 35.640

26058 I treni a vapore Fiorella Mannoia · Epic · 1992 35.640

26059 Bestial Cluster Mick Karn · CMP Records · 1993 35.640

26060 Serenade for the Dead Leæther Strip · Zoth Ommog · 1994 35.640

26061 Saisoro Derek Bailey · Tzadik · 1995 35.640

26062

Cheshire Cat blink‐182 · TOY’S FACTORY · 1995 35.640

26063 Fear No Evil Slaughter · Victor · 1995 35.640

26064 Invention Extinction Civil Disobedience · Skuld Releases · 1996 35.640