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 112

2665 Lorca Tim Buckley · Elektra · 1970 161.540

2666 Worlds Away Pablo Cruise · A&M Records · 1978 161.330

2667 Paradise and Lunch Ry Cooder · 1974 161.280

2668

Opera Tosca · Chrysalis · 1997 161.280

2669

Volume Two She & Him · Merge Records · 2010 161.280

2670

The Romantics The Romantics · Nemperor Records · 1980 161.250

2671 Season of Glass Yoko Ono · Geffen Records · 1981 161.250

2672 Here You Come Again Dolly Parton · RCA Victor · 1977 161.190

2673

Emancipation Prince · NPG Records · 1996 161.190

2674 From the Hip Section 25 · Factory · 1984 161.100

2675

Knef Knef · Decca Records · 1970 161.070

2676

Virtual State Richard H. Kirk · Wax Trax! Records · 1994 161.040

2677 Chaosphere Meshuggah · Nuclear Blast · 1998 161.040

2678 Xtort KMFDM · Wax Trax! Records · 1996 161.020

2679 Implode Front Line Assembly · Zoth Ommog · 1999 161.020

2680

Dummy Portishead · Go! Beat · 1994 161.000

2681 A Book of Human Language (Accompanied by Mumbles) Aceyalone · Project Blowed · 1998 161.000

2682

Sommer DeepChord · Soma Records · 2012 161.000

2683 The Increased Difficulty of Concentration Air Liquide · Blue · 1994 160.950

2684 Turn It Loud Headpins · Solid Gold Records · 1982 160.930

2685 Divine Intervention Slayer · American Recordings · 1994 160.820

2686

Vices & Virtues Panic! at the Disco · Fueled by Ramen · 2011 160.820

2687 Eli and the Thirteenth Confession Laura Nyro · Columbia · 1968 160.800

2688 Be Seeing You Dr. Feelgood · United Artists · 1977 160.800