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 110

2617 Fire, Water, Earth & Air Jane · 1976 162.680

2618 Alligator The National · Beggars Banquet · 2005 162.680

2619 Three Lock Box Sammy Hagar · Geffen Records · 1982 162.640

2620 Punch the Clock Elvis Costello & The Attractions · Columbia · 1983 162.640

2621 The Mystery of the Yeti The Mystery of the Yeti · TIP Records · 1996 162.620

2622 Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn · CBS · 1978 162.540

2623

Long Distance Voyager The Moody Blues · Threshold Records · 1981 162.470

2624 Diary of a Lonely Sailor The Timewriter · Plastic City · 2002 162.450

2625 Lap of Luxury Cheap Trick · Epic · 1988 162.400

2626 Strong Arm of the Law Saxon · Carrère · 1980 162.360

2627 White2 Sunn O))) · Southern Lord · 2004 162.360

2628

Pictures at Eleven Robert Plant · Swan Song · 1982 162.240

2629 Tyrannosaurus Hives The Hives · Polydor · 2004 162.240

2630 Oceanic Vangelis · EastWest · 1996 162.120

2631 Portrait The 5th Dimension · Bell Records · 1970 162.060

2632 African Skies Kelan Phil Cohran · 2010 162.010

2633 Lost Without Your Love Bread · Elektra · 1977 162.000

2634 eMOTIVe A Perfect Circle · Virgin · 2004 162.000

2635 Everything Must Go Manic Street Preachers · Epic · 1996 162.000

2636 Creating Patterns 4hero · Talkin’ Loud · 2001 162.000

2637

New Age of Earth Ash Ra Tempel · Virgin · 1976 162.000

2638

The Place Where the Black Stars Hang Lustmord · Side Effects · 1994 162.000

2639 Aerial 2562 · 2008 162.000

2640 Coastal Grooves Blood Orange · Domino · 2011 162.000