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 1163

27889 Vertical Smiles Blackfoot · ATCO Records · 1984 33.440

27890 Zazu Rosie Vela · A&M Records · 1986 33.440

27891 Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ Christian Death · Jungle Records · 1988 33.440

27892 1000 Airplanes on the Roof Philip Glass · Virgin · 1989 33.440

27893

Ratata Arno · Virgin · 1990 33.440

27894 Schizophonic Nuno Bettencourt · A&M Records · 1996 33.440

27895 Under Moonlight We Kiss Ancient Ceremony · Cacophonous Records · 1997 33.440

27896 Weed Out the Weak Konkhra · Progress Records · 1997 33.440

27897 Sings Salvadore Poe Lisa Ekdahl · BMG · 2000 33.440

27898 Wool Nits · 2000 33.440

27899 Genesis Rotting Christ · Century Media · 2002 33.440

27900 Sevas Tra Otep · Capitol Records · 2002 33.440

27901

Mint Alexkid · F Communications · 2003 33.440

27902 Dark Moor Dark Moor · Victor · 2003 33.440

27903

Leaving the End Open Hardline · Frontiers Records · 2009 33.440

27904 Unmap Volcano Choir · Jagjaguwar · 2009 33.440

27905 The First Days of Spring Noah and the Whale · Mercury Records · 2009 33.440

27906 The Open Road John Hiatt · New West Records · 2010 33.440

27907 Luxtorpeda Luxtorpeda · 2011 33.440

27908

L’Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg · Philips · 1961 33.440

27909 Statements Milt Jackson · impulse! · 1962 33.440

27910 We Are Ever So Clean Blossom Toes · Marmalade · 1967 33.440

27911 At Judson Hall Noah Howard · ESP‐Disk’ · 1968 33.440

27912 Fuego Mongo Santamaría · 1973 33.440