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 1497

35905 Hypnotwister Dr. Phibes and the House of Wax Equations · Quigley Records · 1993 26.040

35906 Return of the Boogie Men Foghat · Modern Records · 1994 26.040

35907 The Deep End Rupert Hine · BSC Music · 1994 26.040

35908

Pride Yaki-Da · Mega Records · 1994 26.040

35909 Prophecy Capleton · Rush Associated Labels · 1995 26.040

35910 Yeah, Me Too Gaunt · Amphetamine Reptile Records · 1995 26.040

35911 Foxy Lady RuPaul · Rhino · 1996 26.040

35912 Reborn Through Flames Centinex · Repulse Records · 1998 26.040

35913 Psycho Element of Crime · Motor Music · 1999 26.040

35914 Puked Genital Purulency Cenotaph · Hammer Müzik · 1999 26.040

35915 Gimme Some Sugar Oi! Vanilla Muffins · Knock Out Records · 1999 26.040

35916 Outbound Béla Fleck and the Flecktones · Columbia · 2000 26.040

35917

Public Glory, Secret Agony White Skull · Nuclear Blast · 2000 26.040

35918

Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 3 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band · Capitol Records · 2002 26.040

35919

Zal sToa · Alice in… · 2002 26.040

35920 Step Off ESG · 2002 26.040

35921 Natalia Lafourcade Natalia Lafourcade · Epic · 2002 26.040

35922 Eskhata Catamenia · Massacre Records · 2002 26.040

35923 Wie es sein wollte Benjamin Wild · Source Records · 2003 26.040

35924 United Deutschland sucht den Superstar · Hansa · 2003 26.040

35925 The Tatterdemalion Express Mar de Grises · Firebox Records · 2004 26.040

35926 She’s in Control Chromeo · VICE Records · 2004 26.040

35927 For Screening Purposes Only Test Icicles · Domino · 2005 26.040

35928 Day Is Done Brad Mehldau Trio · Nonesuch · 2005 26.040