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 109

2593 Officium Jan Garbarek · ECM New Series · 1994 163.510

2594

WIXIW Liars · Mute · 2012 163.510

2595 Juicy Lucy Juicy Lucy · Vertigo · 1969 163.400

2596 Fish Rising Steve Hillage · Virgin · 1975 163.400

2597 The Tunes of Two Cities The Residents · Ralph Records · 1982 163.400

2598 Expedicion Dune · Orbit Records · 1996 163.400

2599 Ambiant Otaku Tetsu Inoue · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1994 163.400

2600 Floral Green Title Fight · SideOneDummy Records · 2012 163.400

2601 Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft · 1979 163.240

2602 Horizon Eddie Rabbitt · Elektra · 1980 163.240

2603 Break Every Rule Tina Turner · Capitol Records · 1986 163.200

2604 Golden Earring (Wall of Dolls) Golden Earring · Polydor · 1970 163.180

2605 Pamięć SBB · Polskie Nagrania “Muza” · 1976 162.960

2606 DJ-Kicks: Claude Young Claude Young · !K7 · 1996 162.960

2607 Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers · United Artists · 1977 162.900

2608 Splashdown Breakwater · Arista · 1980 162.900

2609 Ztringz of Life Resistance D · Harthouse · 1994 162.900

2610

Beautiful Tomorrow Blue Six · Astralwerks · 2002 162.900

2611

The War Report Capone‐N‐Noreaga · Penalty Recordings · 1997 162.890

2612

Jiaolong Daphni · Merge Records · 2012 162.890

2613

Dependent and Happy Ricardo Villalobos · Perlon · 2012 162.870

2614 #8 J.J. Cale · Mercury Records · 1983 162.810

2615 Union Jacks The Babys · Chrysalis · 1979 162.790

2616 Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel C.C.Catch · Hansa · 1986 162.690