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 121

2881

Benevolence Deutsch Nepal · Cold Meat Industry · 1993 154.880

2882

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco · Nonesuch · 2002 154.880

2883 Does It Look Like I'm Here? Emeralds · P‐VINE RECORDS · 2010 154.880

2884 Of Queues and Cures National Health · Charly Records · 1978 154.860

2885 Linear Accelerator Dopplereffekt · International Deejay Gigolo Records · 2003 154.860

2886 Stars Sylvester · Fantasy · 1979 154.860

2887 Kakusei DJ Krush · Sony Music · 1998 154.860

2888

Vapor Drawings Mark Isham · Windham Hill Records · 1983 154.800

2889 Global Underground 023: James Lavelle in Barcelona James Lavelle · 2002 154.800

2890

We Got to Live Together Buddy Miles · Mercury Records · 1970 154.710

2891 Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day Man · United Artists · 1972 154.700

2892

666 Aphrodite’s Child · Vertigo · 1972 154.700

2893 GO AHEAD! 山下達郎 · RCA · 1978 154.700

2894 Feelin' Lucky High Fashion · Capitol Records · 1982 154.700

2895

Washing Machine Sonic Youth · Geffen Records · 1995 154.700

2896 Daze of Our Lives Filteria · 2009 154.700

2897

Pulse Front 242 · XIII Bis Records · 2003 154.660

2898 Brass Construction 5 Brass Construction · United Artists · 1979 154.560

2899 Gap Band IV The Gap Band · Total Experience Records · 1982 154.560

2900 Pure Guava Ween · Elektra · 1992 154.560

2901

Metavoid Lustmord · Nextera · 2001 154.560

2902 Sneakin’ Suspicion Dr. Feelgood · United Artists · 1977 154.440

2903 The Blind Leading the Naked Violent Femmes · Slash · 1986 154.440

2904 Hearts and Bones Paul Simon · Warner Bros. Records · 1983 154.400