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 1588

38089

Curdled / The Moondance Thatcher on Acid · Broken Rekids · 1997 24.360

38090 Duality Oliver Ho · Blueprint · 1997 24.360

38091

The McGarrigle Hour Kate & Anna McGarrigle · Hannibal · 1998 24.360

38092 From the Green Hill Tomasz Stańko · ECM Records · 1998 24.360

38093 Don't Stay Too Long Jessamine · kranky · 1998 24.360

38094 F-Minus F-Minus · Hellcat Records · 1999 24.360

38095 Sounds from the Gulf Stream Marine Research · K · 1999 24.360

38096 Shorter, Faster, Louder Kid Dynamite · Jade Tree · 2000 24.360

38097 Triple Quartet Steve Reich · Nonesuch · 2001 24.360

38098 Choice Cuts Impaled · Deathvomit Records · 2001 24.360

38099 From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots Dälek · Ipecac Recordings · 2002 24.360

38100 Say Something Nasty Nashville Pussy · Artemis Records · 2002 24.360

38101 Karaoke A Cappela Hypo · Active Suspension · 2002 24.360

38102 Kimouchi Candie Hank · 2003 24.360

38103 Dengue Fever Dengue Fever · Mimicry Records · 2003 24.360

38104

Echo Parcours Trio Elétrico · Stereo Deluxe · 2003 24.360

38105 Alien Artifacts Eat Static · Mesmobeat · 2004 24.360

38106

Traces of Sadness Vanilla Ninja · Magic Records · 2004 24.360

38107 The Perfect Machine Vision Divine · Scarlet Records · 2005 24.360

38108 Wicked S.U.N. Project · Vision Quest · 2005 24.360

38109 Ballate per piccole iene Afterhours · One Little Indian Records · 2005 24.360

38110 Is Anybody There? The Frozen Autumn · 2005 24.360

38111 Séance Dark Fortress · Century Media · 2006 24.360

38112

Betrayed in the Octagon Oneohtrix Point Never · No Fun Productions · 2007 24.360