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 142

3385 Breakwater Breakwater · Arista · 1978 142.200

3386 Loveland Lonnie Liston Smith · Columbia · 1978 142.200

3387 Stoner Witch Melvins · Atlantic · 1994 142.200

3388 A Million Vacations Max Webster · Capitol Records · 1979 142.120

3389 Canned Funk Joe Farrell · CTI · 1975 141.960

3390 Chris Isaak Chris Isaak · Warner Bros. Records · 1986 141.960

3391 Face to Face The Angels · Albert Productions · 1978 141.950

3392 Show Time Slave · Cotillion · 1981 141.950

3393 The Wacky Hi-Jinks of... Adrenalin O.D. · Buy Our Records · 1984 141.950

3394 Halber Mensch Einstürzende Neubauten · Some Bizzare · 1985 141.950

3395 Polarity Haujobb · Metropolis Records · 2001 141.950

3396 Part 02 Astrobotnia · Rephlex · 2002 141.950

3397 Animals as Leaders Animals as Leaders · Prosthetic Records · 2009 141.950

3398 Second Album Curved Air · Warner Bros. Records · 1971 141.930

3399 I Am… Nas · Columbia · 1999 141.930

3400 Aerolit Czesław Niemen · Polskie Nagrania “Muza” · 1974 141.900

3401

Risqué Chic · Atlantic · 1979 141.900

3402

Neurosis & Jarboe Neurosis · Neurot Recordings · 2003 141.900

3403 Jesus Egg That Wept Danielle Dax · Awesome Records · 1984 141.810

3404 Project Genesis MFG · פונוקול · 1998 141.810

3405

Veni Vidi Vicious The Hives · Burning Heart Records · 2000 141.810

3406 New England Wishbone Ash · MCA Records · 1976 141.750

3407 Nothin’ but the Blues Johnny Winter · Blue Sky · 1977 141.750

3408 Exposure Robert Fripp · E’G · 1979 141.750