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 1266

30361 Background Lifetime · New Age Records · 1993 30.780

30362 Judgement Day Pooh Man · Righteous Records · 1993 30.780

30363 30° Everywhere The Promise Ring · Jade Tree · 1996 30.780

30364 Hosanna Bizarre Tsatthoggua · Osmose Productions · 1996 30.780

30365

Fresh! Gina G · 1997 30.780

30366 Mind Hunter Cydonia · Blue Room Released · 1997 30.780

30367 To You in Alpha Scala · Too Pure · 1998 30.780

30368

Genuine Draft DJ Thomilla · Benztown · 1999 30.780

30369 Different Faces Bassface Sascha · Mole Listening Pearls · 1999 30.780

30370 Xu Feng: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume I John Zorn · Tzadik · 2000 30.780

30371 Subconsciousness Neina · Mille Plateaux · 2000 30.780

30372 Shorts in Alaska Tim Koch · deFocus · 2001 30.780

30373 Perfecting Loneliness Jets to Brazil · Jade Tree · 2002 30.780

30374 Up All Night John Scofield Band · Verve · 2003 30.780

30375 We Move Through Weather Tarentel · Temporary Residence Limited · 2004 30.780

30376 Panda Park 90 Day Men · Southern Records · 2004 30.780

30377 Aucassin et Nicolette Gaë Bolg · Auerbach Tonträger · 2005 30.780

30378 Profile Githead · swim ~ · 2005 30.780

30379 Nobody's Ugly Consumer Electronics · No Fun Productions · 2007 30.780

30380 Life...The Best Game in Town Harvey Milk · Daymare Recordings · 2008 30.780

30381 Bring Ya to the Brink Cyndi Lauper · Epic · 2008 30.780

30382 Crash Test Martin Buttrich · 2010 30.780

30383 Seesaw Beth Hart · 2013 30.780

30384 Bush Bush · Dunhill Records · 1970 30.750