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 135

3217 Heavyweight Dub Champion Henry 'Junjo' Lawes · Greensleeves Records · 2016 146.640

3218 Lookin’ for a Love Again Bobby Womack · United Artists · 1974 146.610

3219 Angel Station Manfred Mann’s Earth Band · Bronze · 1979 146.610

3220 Bounce Bon Jovi · Island · 2002 146.520

3221

Non-Stop B.T. Express · Roadshow · 1975 146.400

3222

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Phoenix · V2 · 2009 146.400

3223 Tell No Tales TNT · Mercury Records · 1987 146.300

3224

Idlewild Everything but the Girl · Blanco y Negro Records · 1988 146.300

3225 Katrina and the Waves Katrina and the Waves · Capitol Records · 1985 146.250

3226 Advantage Clock DVA · Polydor · 1983 146.200

3227

L’Autre… Mylène Farmer · Polydor · 1991 146.200

3228

Only Heaven The Young Gods · Interscope Records · 1995 146.200

3229 Da Capo Love · Elektra · 1966 146.160

3230 Systems of Romance Ultravox · Island · 1978 146.160

3231 Wanted Dread & Alive Peter Tosh · Rolling Stones Records · 1981 146.160

3232 Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel · Ohr · 1971 146.160

3233 Romantic Warriors: The 5th Album Modern Talking · Hansa · 1987 146.160

3234 Any Day Now Joan Baez · Vanguard · 1968 146.150

3235 Bursting at the Seams Strawbs · A&M Records · 1973 146.150

3236 Age of Madness Jane · 1978 146.150

3237

Unplugged Neil Young · 1993 146.080

3238 Here Are The Chesterfield Kings The Chesterfield Kings · Mirror Records · 1982 146.080

3239 Scenes From the Second Storey The God Machine · Fiction · 1992 146.010

3240 Twisted Thought Generator Velvet Acid Christ · Metropolis Records · 2000 145.960