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 160

3817 Swallowed in Black Sadus · Roadracer Records · 1990 133.300

3818 Baby Yello · Mercury Records · 1991 133.300

3819

Anti-Theft Device Mix Master Mike · Asphodel · 1998 133.300

3820

Mondo cane Mike Patton · Ipecac Recordings · 2010 133.300

3821 Video-Magic Eberhard Schoener · 1978 133.210

3822 Dolce Vita Spider Murphy Gang · Electrola · 1981 133.210

3823 Steppenwolf Peter Maffay · Telefunken · 1979 133.200

3824 Blind Before I Stop Meat Loaf · Atlantic · 1986 133.200

3825

Wolfheart Moonspell · Century Media · 1995 133.200

3826 Läther Frank Zappa · Zappa Records · 1996 133.200

3827 Historian Lucy Dacus · Matador · 2018 133.200

3828

Accelerate R.E.M. · Warner Bros. Records · 2008 133.000

3829 Higher Ground Johnny “Hammond” Smith · Kudu · 1974 132.880

3830 Blood Pressures The Kills · Domino · 2011 132.880

3831 Spy Carly Simon · Elektra · 1979 132.860

3832

Promised Heights Cymande · Janus Records · 1974 132.860

3833 Wanted: Dead or Alive Kool G Rap & DJ Polo · Cold Chillin’ · 1990 132.860

3834

Tempovision Étienne de Crécy · Disques Solid · 2000 132.840

3835 The Fathomless Mastery Bloodbath · Peaceville · 2008 132.840

3836

High Violet The National · 4AD · 2010 132.840

3837 Magazine Heart · Mushroom Records · 1977 132.800

3838

Beauséjour Michel Berger · wea · 1980 132.800

3839 Ignition The Offspring · Epitaph · 1992 132.800

3840 Civilization Phaze III Frank Zappa · Zappa Records · 1994 132.800