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 165

3937 Earth Vangelis O. Papathanassiou · Vertigo · 1973 130.900

3938 Tidens tern C.V. Jørgensen · Medley Records · 1980 130.900

3939

Aaltopiiri Pan Sonic · Mute Corporation · 2001 130.900

3940

Almendra Almendra · Vik · 1969 130.830

3941

Synthesist Harald Grosskopf · Sky Records · 1980 130.830

3942 What About Me Quicksilver Messenger Service · Capitol Records · 1970 130.720

3943

Emotional Technology BT · Mushroom Records · 2003 130.720

3944 Face to Face The Kinks · Pye Records · 1966 130.720

3945 This Is My Country The Impressions · Curtom Records · 1968 130.720

3946 'Frisco Mabel Joy Mickey Newbury · Elektra · 1971 130.720

3947 Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars Killarmy · Priority Records · 1997 130.720

3948 The Nightly Disease Madrugada · Virgin · 2001 130.720

3949 Introduction Mr. Fingers · MCA Records · 1992 130.660

3950 Electric Byrd Donald Byrd · Blue Note · 1970 130.640

3951 Kish Kash Basement Jaxx · XL Recordings · 2003 130.500

3952 寂 -jaku DJ Krush · RED Ink · 2004 130.500

3953 Keep It Unreal Mr. Scruff · Ninja Tune · 1999 130.500

3954

Hiroshima Hiroshima · Arista · 1979 130.410

3955 Viaggi organizzati Lucio Dalla · RCA · 1984 130.410

3956 Outcast Kreator · Noise Records · 1997 130.410

3957

Until the Quiet Comes Flying Lotus · Warp · 2012 130.410

3958

Without a Sound Dinosaur Jr. · Blanco y Negro Records · 1994 130.400

3959 Open Sesame Kool & the Gang · De‐Lite Records · 1976 130.380

3960

Never, Never, Land UNKLE · Mo Wax · 2003 130.380