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 118

2809

One for the Road Willie Nelson · Columbia · 1979 157.080

2810 Virgin Superstar And One · 2000 157.080

2811 Dis Jan Garbarek · ECM Records · 1977 157.080

2812 Minha voz Gal Costa · Mercury Records · 1982 157.080

2813 Heavy Beats, Volume 1 DJ Spinna · Rawkus Records · 1999 157.080

2814 Pizza Alain Bashung · Philips · 1981 156.780

2815 Choke The Beautiful South · Go! Discs · 1990 156.780

2816 Kiss the Sky Jimi Hendrix · Polydor · 1984 156.640

2817 As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade Mark Stewart · Mute · 1985 156.640

2818 Skylarking XTC · Geffen Records · 1986 156.640

2819

Island Current 93 · Durtro · 1991 156.640

2820 Zonoscope Cut Copy · Modular Recordings · 2011 156.640

2821 Nasty Gal Betty Davis · Island · 1975 156.640

2822 Gravity Fred Frith · Ralph Records · 1980 156.640

2823 Popular Favorites Oblivians · Crypt Records · 1996 156.600

2824 Prowler in the Yard Pig Destroyer · Relapse Records · 2001 156.600

2825 Big Moon Ritual Chris Robinson Brotherhood · Silver Arrow · 2012 156.600

2826 Matching Mole Matching Mole · CBS · 1972 156.520

2827 Love Is Where You Find It The Whispers · Solar · 1981 156.520

2828

Zuckerzeit Cluster · Spalax Music · 1974 156.520

2829 3MB 3MB · Tresor · 1992 156.520

2830 Moveable Parts, Chapter 2: The Puppet Master Robert Hood · M-Plant · 1997 156.520

2831 The Night I Fell in Love Luther Vandross · Epic · 1985 156.400

2832 Morgen Morgen · Probe · 1969 156.400