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 138

3289 Ze słowem biegnę do ciebie SBB · Polskie Nagrania “Muza” · 1977 144.480

3290 Paradise Grover Washington, Jr. · Elektra · 1979 144.480

3291 The Flat Earth Thomas Dolby · Parlophone Odeon · 1984 144.420

3292 Gal canta Caymmi Gal Costa · 1976 144.420

3293 Spartacus Triumvirat · Harvest · 1975 144.320

3294 Industry Dom & Roland · Moving Shadow · 1998 144.320

3295

The Peel Sessions: 1991–2004 PJ Harvey · Island · 2006 144.320

3296 Снова в СССР Paul McCartney · Мелодия · 1988 144.300

3297 Dauerlutscher Strassenjungs · CBS · 1977 144.180

3298 Das geheime Leben Reinhard Lakomy · AMIGA · 1982 144.180

3299 Si Dieu veut… Fonky Family · Les Disques Mont Réal · 1998 144.180

3300 Midnight Boom The Kills · Domino · 2008 144.180

3301 Ritual Union Little Dragon · Peacefrog Records · 2011 144.180

3302 The Innocent Age Dan Fogelberg · Epic · 1981 144.000

3303 Blå himlen blues Imperiet · 1985 144.000

3304

Endurance Irezumi · Snowblood · 2008 143.820

3305

Livin’ on the Fault Line The Doobie Brothers · Warner Bros. Records · 1977 143.780

3306

Business As Usual EPMD · Def Jam Recordings · 1990 143.780

3307 Rotary Connection Rotary Connection · Cadet Concept Records · 1968 143.640

3308 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book, Volume 1 Ella Fitzgerald · Verve · 1959 143.620

3309

Filth Swans · Neutral Records · 1983 143.620

3310

4‐Track Demos PJ Harvey · Island · 1993 143.620

3311 Venereology Merzbow · Release Entertainment · 1994 143.620

3312 All Music Has Come to an End Cristian Vogel · Tresor · 1996 143.620