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 161

3841 Fundamental Pet Shop Boys · Parlophone · 2006 132.800

3842 Mecano Mecano · CBS · 1982 132.800

3843 Nemesis Grip Inc. · Steamhammer · 1997 132.800

3844 Morbid Fascination of Death Carpathian Forest · Irond · 2001 132.800

3845 Cuckooland Robert Wyatt · Hannibal · 2003 132.800

3846

Chains of Commitment Endymion · Enzyme Records · 2006 132.800

3847

Mamouna Bryan Ferry · Virgin · 1994 132.720

3848

Buzz Caner Chaos A.D. · Rephlex · 1998 132.720

3849 Dreaming Neon Black Nevermore · Century Media · 1999 132.720

3850

Comfort Eagle CAKE · Columbia · 2001 132.720

3851

So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes NOFX · Epitaph · 1997 132.610

3852 The Empire Strikes First Bad Religion · Epitaph Europe · 2004 132.610

3853 Grace/Wastelands Peter Doherty · Parlophone · 2009 132.610

3854 An Imaginary Country Tim Hecker · kranky · 2009 132.610

3855 Urban Ethics Digital Mystikz · DMZ · 2010 132.610

3856 Happy Sad Tim Buckley · Elektra · 1969 132.600

3857

Some Girls The Rolling Stones · Rolling Stones Records · 1978 132.600

3858 Winners Kleeer · Atlantic · 1979 132.600

3859 Hutson II Leroy Hutson · Curtom Records · 1976 132.480

3860 Disco Fizz Azoto · Vedette Records · 1979 132.480

3861

Standing in the Dark Platinum Blonde · Columbia · 1983 132.440

3862 Unfinished Monkey Business Ian Brown · Polydor · 1998 132.440

3863 Come and Get Yourself Some Leon Haywood · 20th Century Records · 1975 132.440

3864 Greener Postures Snakefinger · Ralph Records · 1980 132.440