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 133

3169 Animosity Corrosion of Conformity · Death Records · 1985 147.840

3170 Gyral Scorn · Scorn Recordings · 1995 147.840

3171 The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories Kevin Ayers · Island · 1974 147.740

3172 Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers · Buddah Records · 1968 147.730

3173

Homecoming America · Warner Bros. Records · 1972 147.730

3174

A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure Matmos · Matador · 2001 147.730

3175 Lake II Lake · CBS · 1978 147.600

3176 Manfred Mann Chapter Three Manfred Mann Chapter Three · Vertigo · 1969 147.600

3177 Pacific 細野晴臣 · CBS/Sony · 1978 147.600

3178 Dark Recollections Carnage · Necrosis Records · 1990 147.600

3179 Fyuti Bola · Skam · 2002 147.600

3180 Heavyweight Dub Champion Scientist · Greensleeves Records · 1980 147.580

3181

Journey to the One Pharoah Sanders · Evidence · 1980 147.580

3182 The Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three · Chrysalis · 1982 147.420

3183

A Woman a Man Walked By PJ Harvey · Island · 2009 147.420

3184 Avalon Sutra Harold Budd · Samadhisound · 2005 147.420

3185

The Millennium Bell Mike Oldfield · wea · 1999 147.260

3186

Remain Ismistik · Djax-Up-Beats · 1995 147.250

3187 Body Riddle Clark · Warp · 2006 147.250

3188

Guitars Mike Oldfield · wea · 1999 147.070

3189

Reload Tom Jones · V2 Records · 1999 147.070

3190

Evening Star Fripp & Eno · Island · 1975 147.050

3191 American Paranoia Attitude Adjustment · Pusmort · 1986 147.050

3192 Tougher Than Leather Run‐D.M.C. · London Records · 1988 147.050