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 170

4057

Yours Truly, Angry Mob Kaiser Chiefs · B‐Unique Records · 2007 128.760

4058 Bullhead Melvins · Boner Records · 1991 128.760

4059 New Values Iggy Pop · Arista · 1979 128.740

4060 Single Life Cameo · Atlanta Artists · 1985 128.740

4061 The Days of Wine and Roses The Dream Syndicate · Metronome · 1982 128.700

4062

Don Blackman Don Blackman · GRP · 1982 128.655

4063 The Melody at Night, With You Keith Jarrett · ECM Records · 1999 128.650

4064 Voleur de Feu Bernard Lavilliers · Barclay · 1986 128.590

4065 The Ghost of Cain New Model Army · EMI · 1986 128.520

4066 Oranges & Lemons XTC · Virgin · 1989 128.520

4067

Plague Angel Marduk · Regain Records · 2004 128.520

4068 Donovan in Concert Donovan · Pye Records · 1968 128.480

4069 Jazz Impressions of Japan The Dave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia · 1964 128.480

4070

Let My Children Hear Music Charles Mingus · Columbia · 1972 128.480

4071

White on Blonde Texas · Mercury Records · 1997 128.440

4072 Free Your Mind… and Your Ass Will Follow Funkadelic · Westbound Records · 1970 128.350

4073 Master of the Game George Duke · Epic · 1979 128.350

4074 Zenith Zenith · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1994 128.340

4075 Organic Cloud Tetsu Inoue · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1995 128.340

4076 Deep Frieze SleepResearch_Facility · Cold Spring · 2007 128.340

4077 Klaus Mitffoch Klaus Mitffoch · Tonpress · 1984 128.310

4078 Molecular Dreams Elements of Life · Oxygen Music Works · 1994 128.310

4079 Battlekings Westberlin Maskulin · Home Recordings · 2000 128.310

4080

Science of Ecstasy Galaxy · Chillcode Music · 2004 128.310