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 1093

26209 Swords and Axes Overdrive · 1984 35.420

26210 Heart of Our Time Demon · Clay Records · 1985 35.420

26211 Look 400 Blows · Illuminated Records · 1986 35.420

26212 You Got It Gang Green · Roadrunner Records · 1987 35.420

26213

Wild and Lonely The Associates · Circa Records · 1990 35.420

26214 Prince of Darkness Big Daddy Kane · Cold Chillin’ · 1991 35.420

26215 I’m With Stupid Aimee Mann · Geffen Records · 1995 35.420

26216 Scenery and Fish I Mother Earth · Capitol Records · 1996 35.420

26217 Sub Dub Sub Dub · Instinct Ambient · 1996 35.420

26218 Trabendo Les Négresses Vertes · Because Music · 1999 35.420

26219

Pay Attention The Mighty Mighty Bosstones · Island · 2000 35.420

26220

Quondam Current Jake Mandell · Force Inc. Music Works · 2000 35.420

26221

New Age Surf Digital Talk · Acidance Records · 2004 35.420

26222 Youth Collective Soul · El Music Group · 2004 35.420

26223 The Garden of Unearthly Delights Cathedral · Nuclear Blast · 2005 35.420

26224 The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly · Atlantic · 2006 35.420

26225

Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage · Roadrunner Records · 2009 35.420

26226 Pray for Villains DevilDriver · Roadrunner Records · 2009 35.420

26227 Mi plan Nelly Furtado · Universal Music Latino · 2009 35.420

26228 United Nations of Sound RPA & The United Nations Of Sound · Parlophone · 2010 35.420

26229 6: Commitment Seal · wea · 2010 35.420

26230 Through the Oort Clouds Xanadu · Dom & Roland Productions · 2015 35.372

26231 Super-Sonic Jazz Sun Ra and His Arkestra · El Saturn Records · 1957 35.340

26232 Sweet and Dandy Toots & The Maytals · Beverley’s Records · 1968 35.340