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 1238

29689 Sidereal Journey Oxiplegatz · Season of Mist · 1998 31.500

29690

Balmy Under the Stormy Juantrip’ · F Communications · 1999 31.500

29691 Everybody Got Their Something Nikka Costa · Virgin · 2001 31.500

29692

The Great Divide Willie Nelson · Lost Highway · 2002 31.500

29693 Gaze The Beautiful South · Go! Discs · 2003 31.500

29694 Verdammtnochma! Samy Deluxe · Deluxe Records · 2004 31.500

29695 The Hummer Devin Townsend · HevyDevy Records · 2006 31.500

29696 Old Growth Dead Meadow · Matador · 2008 31.500

29697 The Trio, Volume 2: This Is Hampton Hawes Hampton Hawes · Contemporary · 1956 31.500

29698 Time Out! Time in for Them Them · Tower · 1968 31.500

29699 Happy End はっぴいえんど · Bellwood Records · 1973 31.500

29700 The Pillory Jasun Martz · 1979 31.500

29701 Rican/Struction Ray Barretto · Fania · 1979 31.500

29702 Locus Solus John Zorn · Rift · 1983 31.500

29703 What D'Ya See Stretch Marks · BYO Records · 1984 31.500

29704 In Alaska: Breaking the Ice El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico · Combo Records · 1984 31.500

29705 Vorkriegsjugend Vorkriegsjugend · 1984 31.500

29706 Big Night Music Shriekback · Island · 1986 31.500

29707 Maniac Party Мастер · Moon Records · 1994 31.500

29708 Thee Knights of Trashe Thee Milkshakes · Hangman's Daughter · 1995 31.500

29709 Alchemy Psychonauts · Re-load Ambient · 1995 31.500

29710 Mundus Subterraneus Lightwave · Fathom · 1995 31.500

29711 Blod-draum Molested · Effigy Records · 1995 31.500

29712 Abstract Manifesto DJ Cam · Inflamable · 1996 31.500