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 172

4105 Mizrab Gábor Szabó · CTI · 1973 127.680

4106 The Promise of Love Delegation · State Records · 1977 127.680

4107

Swastikas for Noddy Current 93 · L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords · 1988 127.600

4108 Ideologia Cazuza · Philips · 1988 127.600

4109 Jump on It Montrose · Warner Bros. Records · 1976 127.500

4110

Attahk Magma · Ariola Eurodisc, S.A. · 1978 127.500

4111

Special Things Pleasure · Fantasy · 1980 127.500

4112

Tales of the Unexpected Dave Angel · Blunted · 1995 127.500

4113

A Little Bit More Dr. Hook · Capitol Records · 1976 127.440

4114 Quantum Transposition Arpanet · Rephlex · 2005 127.400

4115 War Stories UNKLE · Surrender All · 2007 127.400

4116 The Setting Sun Variant · echospace [detroit] · 2008 127.300

4117 Summertime Groove Bohannon · Mercury Records · 1978 127.280

4118 Muzik Man Robert Armani · ACV · 1992 127.280

4119 Philophobia Arab Strap · Chemikal Underground · 1998 127.280

4120 Obsidian Baths · anticon. · 2013 127.280

4121 Teenage Head Flamin’ Groovies · Kama Sutra · 1971 127.270

4122 Heresie Virgin Prunes · L'Invitation au Suicide · 1982 127.270

4123 Forest of Equilibrium Cathedral · Earache Records · 1991 127.270

4124

1 Pole · Kiff SM · 1998 127.270

4125

Horizontal Structures Moritz Von Oswald Trio · Honest Jon’s Records · 2011 127.270

4126 Flashback Eberhard Schoener · Harvest · 1978 127.200

4127 In Outer Space Sparks · Atlantic · 1983 127.200

4128 Quiet Fire Roberta Flack · Atlantic · 1971 127.190