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 167

3985 No Brakes John Waite · EMI America · 1984 129.930

3986 Busy Body Luther Vandross · Epic · 1983 129.860

3987 Terror and Submission Holy Terror · Under One Flag · 1987 129.860

3988 Cherry Stanley Turrentine · Columbia · 1988 129.860

3989 New Wave The Auteurs · Hut Recordings · 1993 129.860

3990 Ånden som gjorde opprør Mortiis · Cold Meat Industry · 1994 129.860

3991

Whole Numbers Play the Basics Casino Versus Japan · Carpark Records · 2002 129.860

3992 Source Sync24 · Ultimae Records · 2007 129.860

3993

Turn Back Toto · CBS/Sony · 1981 129.750

3994 Open All Night The Georgia Satellites · Elektra · 1988 129.750

3995

These Days Bon Jovi · Mercury Records · 1995 129.750

3996 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Stereophonics · V2 · 2005 129.750

3997

Signals From Pier Thirteen Crash Course in Science · Schematic · 1986 129.720

3998 Jane’s Addiction Jane’s Addiction · Triple X Records · 1987 129.720

3999 Pygmalion Slowdive · Creation Records · 1995 129.720

4000 Born on the 24th of July Charles Webster · Statra Recordings · 2001 129.720

4001

Crying Over Pros for No Reason edIT · Planet Mu · 2004 129.720

4002 From the 21st, Part 2 Jeff Mills · Axis · 2004 129.720

4003 Myam James 2 Kettel · Sending Orbs · 2009 129.720

4004

Starsailor Tim Buckley · Straight Records · 1970 129.630

4005 Technø Primitiv Chris & Cosey · Conspiracy International · 1985 129.630

4006 Lord of the Ages Magna Carta · Vertigo · 1973 129.600

4007 Warning Warning · Polydor · 1981 129.600

4008 Night Birds Shakatak · Polydor · 1982 129.600