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 136

3241 Make It Last Forever Keith Sweat · Elektra · 1987 145.960

3242

Exploding Head A Place to Bury Strangers · Mute · 2009 145.960

3243 Crazy Eyes Poco · Epic · 1973 145.920

3244

Tomorrow Belongs to Me The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · Vertigo · 1975 145.800

3245 Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer! Die Ärzte · 2000 145.800

3246 Back for the Future Dom & Roland · Moving Shadow · 2002 145.800

3247 Luca Carboni Luca Carboni · RCA · 1987 145.600

3248

Bad Vibes Shlohmo · Friends of Friends · 2011 145.600

3249 Get Close The Pretenders · wea · 1986 145.500

3250 Midnight Lightning Jimi Hendrix · Polydor · 1975 145.360

3251 Vernal Equinox Jon Hassell · Lovely Music, Ltd. · 1977 145.360

3252

Space Is the Place Newcleus · Sunnyview Records · 1985 145.360

3253 Soul Food Goodie Mob · LaFace Records · 1995 145.360

3254 War of the Gods Billy Paul · Philadelphia International Records · 1973 145.350

3255 Sabresonic The Sabres of Paradise · Warp · 1993 145.340

3256 Der Traum von Asgard Reinhard Lakomy · AMIGA · 1983 145.320

3257 Nek Sanalet Kit Clayton · ~scape · 1999 145.320

3258 Volumen brutal Barón Rojo · Chapa Discos · 1982 145.290

3259

A Distant Shore Tracey Thorn · Cherry Red Records · 1982 145.290

3260

Apartheid Is Nazism Alpha Blondy · Pathé · 1985 145.290

3261 Empires VNV Nation · Energy Rekords · 1999 145.290

3262 Lady Jane · 1975 145.250

3263 End Hits Fugazi · Dischord Records · 1998 145.250

3264 Känguru Guru Guru · Vertigo Berlin · 1972 145.200