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 1164

27913

Pérola negra Luiz Melodia · Philips · 1973 33.440

27914 Escenes Gòtic · 1978 33.440

27915 Evening Standards The Jags · Island · 1980 33.440

27916 Voice From the Past - Paradigm Gary Peacock · ECM Records · 1982 33.440

27917 Nightmare Theatre Exorcist · High Roller Records · 1985 33.440

27918 Mystery of Illusion Chastain · Roadrunner Records · 1985 33.440

27919 Run From the Night Omega Sunrise · Morada Records · 1985 33.440

27920

Causas y azares Silvio Rodríguez · EGREM · 1986 33.440

27921 The Rich Man’s Eight Track Tape Big Black · Blast First · 1987 33.440

27922 Solo Piano Wolfgang Dauner · MOOD Records · 1989 33.440

27923 The Model: Retrospective 1975–1978 Kraftwerk · CEMA Special Markets · 1992 33.440

27924

The New Edge Acoustic Alchemy · GRP · 1993 33.440

27925 Viaggio senza vento Timoria · Polydor · 1993 33.440

27926

Forever Cranes · Dedicated · 1993 33.440

27927

Dankuwel! Hugo Matthysen · 1993 33.440

27928 I Know You Be Houserockin’ The Gories · Crypt Records · 1994 33.440

27929 Starflyer 59 Starflyer 59 · Tooth & Nail Records · 1994 33.440

27930 A Moment in Time Ikon · Apollyon · 1995 33.440

27931 Alkahest Paul Chain · Minotauro Records · 1995 33.440

27932 Spirit Caroline Lavelle · N-GRAM Recordings · 1995 33.440

27933 The Scriptures of Illumina Edward Ka-Spel · Caciocavallo · 1995 33.440

27934 Journey Abscess · Glasnost Records · 1996 33.440

27935 Semtex The Third Eye Foundation · Linda's Strange Vacation · 1996 33.440

27936 Field of Skin Daniel Menche · Soleilmoon Recordings · 1997 33.440