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 1244

29833 XYZ XYZ · Enigma · 1989 31.320

29834

Barzakh Anouar Brahem · ECM Records · 1991 31.320

29835

The Scribbler Shinjuku Thief · Dorobo · 1992 31.320

29836 Spot And One · Machinery Records · 1993 31.320

29837

Skydancer Dark Tranquillity · Spinefarm Records · 1993 31.320

29838 The Eternal Deep Mephisto Walz · Cleopatra Records · 1994 31.320

29839 Best of Alien Factory Alien Factory · Generator Records · 1995 31.320

29840 Saturnalia The Wedding Present · Cooking Vinyl · 1996 31.320

29841

Kaminzky Park Those Norwegians · Paper Recordings · 1997 31.320

29842 Bloodred Massacre Fleshcrawl · Black Mark · 1997 31.320

29843 Nursing Kit Dr. Scissors · Elektrolux · 1999 31.320

29844 Very Soon, and in Pleasant Company Shipping News · Quarterstick Records · 2001 31.320

29845 Und ab ... 4 Promille · Knock Out Records · 2001 31.320

29846 Naz Bar Anubian Lights · Crippled Dick Hot Wax! · 2001 31.320

29847

Nocturnal Poisoning Xasthur · 2002 31.320

29848 Coalesced For Against · Words on Music · 2003 31.320

29849

To Violate the Oblivious Xasthur · 2004 31.320

29850 Love Addiction Bioground · Plastic City · 2005 31.320

29851 Sound of zZz zZz · Excelsior Recordings · 2005 31.320

29852 Terveisiä kaaoksesta Asa · Numbers Entertainment · 2006 31.320

29853 Under the Munka Moon II Alice Russell · Tru Thoughts · 2006 31.320

29854 Animal Animosity · Metal Blade Records · 2007 31.320

29855 The Imagined Village The Imagined Village · Real World · 2007 31.320

29856 Osborne Osborne · Spectral Sound · 2008 31.320