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 171

4081 Go 2 XTC · Virgin · 1978 128.250

4082 Strange Animal Gowan · Columbia · 1985 128.250

4083 Ausland Pyrolator · Ata Tak · 1981 128.160

4084 Turning Dragon Clark · Warp · 2008 128.160

4085 Another View The Velvet Underground · Verve · 1986 128.140

4086 Camino Soria Gabinete Caligari · EMI · 1987 128.140

4087 Vile Cannibal Corpse · Metal Blade Records · 1996 128.140

4088 Music for The Knee Plays David Byrne · ECM Records · 1985 128.020

4089

Der Westen ist einsam Abwärts · Off Ya Tree Records · 1982 128.000

4090 Iguaçu Passport · Atlantic · 1977 127.980

4091 Contact Sven Väth · Virgin · 2000 127.980

4092 Cats on the Coast Sea Level · Capricorn Records · 1977 127.920

4093 Aphrodite Aphrodite · Roadrunner Records · 1999 127.920

4094

The Golden Age of Grotesque Marilyn Manson · Nothing Records · 2003 127.920

4095 Seasons Magna Carta · Vertigo · 1970 127.920

4096

Charlottenburg Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo · Master Maximum Records · 1995 127.920

4097

Night Is the New Day Katatonia · Peaceville · 2009 127.920

4098 Goody Goody Goody Goody · Atlantic · 1978 127.890

4099 Vaya Con Dios Vaya Con Dios · Ariola · 1988 127.890

4100 Kings of Punk Poison Idea · Pusmort · 1986 127.840

4101 The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer · Atlantic · 1975 127.820

4102 Solid Mandrill · United Artists · 1975 127.820

4103 Can I Say Dag Nasty · Dischord Records · 1986 127.800

4104

Crusaders 1 The Crusaders · Blue Thumb Records · 1972 127.680