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 13

289

Blacks and Blues Bobbi Humphrey · Blue Note · 1973 458.490

290

First Take Roberta Flack · Atlantic · 1969 457.800

291 Smokers Delight Nightmares on Wax · Warp · 1995 457.730

292 Come Out and Play Twisted Sister · Atlantic · 1985 457.410

293

Live Killers Queen · EMI · 1979 456.750

294

Zoot Allures Frank Zappa · Warner Bros. Records · 1976 456.500

295

Painkiller Judas Priest · Columbia · 1990 455.700

296 The Hurting Tears for Fears · Mercury Records · 1983 455.670

297 Blues for Allah Grateful Dead · United Artists · 1975 454.840

298

Incunabula Autechre · Warp · 1993 453.840

299

Here, My Dear Marvin Gaye · Tamla · 1978 453.270

300 Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Byrds · CBS · 1968 453.010

301

Songs About Fucking Big Black · Touch and Go Records · 1987 453.010

302 Double Figure Plaid · Warp · 2001 452.360

303 Hoodoo Man Birth Control · CBS · 1972 451.080

304 Alf Alison Moyet · CBS · 1984 449.160

305 Lovedrive Scorpions · Harvest · 1979 449.030

306

Movin’ Jennifer Rush · CBS · 1985 448.440

307

The Dreaming Kate Bush · EMI · 1982 448.050

308 Spiderland Slint · Touch and Go Records · 1991 447.720

309 004 Omar-S · 2004 447.440

310 E Pluribus Funk Grand Funk Railroad · Capitol Records · 1971 446.350

311 1000 Hurts Shellac · Touch and Go Records · 2000 446.310

312

Untilted Autechre · Warp · 2005 444.440