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 1253

30049 Tripping Over God David Torn · CMP Records · 1995 31.150

30050 Mental Reflex Goon · Mega Records · 1997 31.150

30051

Reliquary Caul · Eibon Records · 1998 31.150

30052 Nachtmahr Meret Becker · Philips · 1998 31.150

30053 Nagual Site Sacred System · Wicklow Records · 1998 31.150

30054

2000-06-22: Fila Forum Arena, Milan, Italy (#20) Pearl Jam · Epic · 2000 31.150

30055 The Philadelphia Experiment The Philadelphia Experiment · Ropeadope · 2001 31.150

30056

Symbiosis Troum · Transgredient Records · 2002 31.150

30057 Blaze ARC · DiN · 2003 31.150

30058 “Watch Out!” Alexisonfire · Equal Vision Records · 2004 31.150

30059 Inhuman Ritual Massmurder Thunderbolt · Agonia Records · 2004 31.150

30060 Milk Ten Madison · Millennium Records · 2004 31.150

30061 Breakspiracy Theories Malcom Kipe · 2004 31.150

30062 The Deathship Has a New Captain The Vision Bleak · Prophecy Productions · 2004 31.150

30063 The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train Whitey · 1234 Records · 2005 31.150

30064 Poor People’s Day Bigg Jus · Mush Records · 2005 31.150

30065 Phase V 35007 · Stickman Records · 2005 31.150

30066

Strange Monasteries Nazi UFO Commander · Old Europa Cafe · 2006 31.150

30067 Of Soft Construction Near the Parenthesis · n5MD · 2007 31.150

30068 Thorns nurzery [rhymes] · COP International · 2008 31.150

30069 Assume Crash Position Konono Nº1 · Crammed Discs · 2010 31.150

30070 CLBR35 Live From S.P.A.C.E. Calibro 35 · Record Kicks · 2016 31.150

30071 Kite Claw Boys Claw · Excelsior Recordings · 2021 31.150

30072 Washington County Arlo Guthrie · KOCH · 1970 31.080