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 1383

33169 We the People Groove Collective · impulse! · 1996 28.160

33170 African Dub: Off World One Possession · Sub Meta · 1996 28.160

33171 Alien Encounter Phil Thornton · New World Music · 1996 28.160

33172 Blue Hats Yellowjackets · wea · 1997 28.160

33173 Hommage à Noir Ralf Hildenbeutel · Zero Hour · 1997 28.160

33174 Where Only the Seasons Mark the Paths of Time Thy Primordial · Pulverised Records · 1997 28.160

33175 Toward the Margins Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble · ECM Records · 1997 28.160

33176 Waldo's People Waldo's People · 1998 28.160

33177

Bilbao 00:00h Kepa Junkera · 1998 28.160

33178 In Bern Loren MazzaCane Connors · hatNOIR · 1999 28.160

33179 Hannibalism The Mighty Hannibal · 2001 28.160

33180 Skydiverz Supercruizer · Superstition · 2001 28.160

33181 Live at the BBC: Complete Radio One Recordings Adam and the Ants · 2001 28.160

33182

California Crossing Fu Manchu · 2001 28.160

33183 Under Sided The Heads · Rooster · 2002 28.160

33184

Celldweller Celldweller · Position Music · 2003 28.160

33185 Nightmares From Ashes Rise · Jade Tree · 2003 28.160

33186 Viscera God Module · Out of Line · 2005 28.160

33187 One Cello × 16: Natoma Zoë Keating · 2005 28.160

33188 Houmous Mikaël Weill · 2005 28.160

33189 The First Phase Troubleman · Far Out Recordings · 2005 28.160

33190

Nebesnaya Anthesteria · 2005 28.160

33191 Beyond Blue Nookie · Phuzion Records · 2007 28.160

33192 The Room Necro Facility · Progress Productions · 2007 28.160