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 1638

39289 Daylight Storms Air Formation · Club AC30 · 2007 23.660

39290 I syv sind Mike Sheridan · Playground Music Scandinavia · 2008 23.660

39291 Above the Earth, Below the Sky If These Trees Could Talk · 2009 23.660

39292 'em Are I Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard · Rough Trade · 2009 23.660

39293 Other Lives Other Lives · 2009 23.660

39294 The Life of the World to Come The Mountain Goats · 4AD · 2009 23.660

39295 Spirit Animal Zombi · Relapse Records · 2009 23.660

39296 Timez Are Weird These Days Theophilus London · 2011 23.660

39297 Interplay John Foxx and the Maths · 2011 23.660

39298 Soul Classics Maceo Parker · Moosicus Records · 2012 23.660

39299

Bruise Assemblage 23 · Metropolis Records · 2012 23.660

39300 Tranceformer Geoff Crozier · 2015 23.660

39301 Wednesday Just Mustard · 2018 23.660

39302 Luther’s Blues Bernard Allison · Ruf · 2024 23.660

39303 The Master Said Roland Kovac New Set · Selected Sound · 1972 23.560

39304

Already Here Redbone · Epic · 1972 23.560

39305 Awakening Narada Michael Walden · Atlantic · 1979 23.560

39306 Venerdì Le Orme · DDD · 1982 23.560

39307 Darker Days The Connells · 1985 23.560

39308 Red & Gold Fairport Convention · Accord · 1988 23.560

39309 Live to Die Bride · Retroactive Records · 1988 23.560

39310 Fool Moon Amon Düül · 1989 23.560

39311 Hogan's Heroes Hogan's Heroes · New Red Archives · 1990 23.560

39312 Grrr! It’s Betty Boo Betty Boo · WEA International · 1992 23.560