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 175

4177 Semantic Spaces Delerium · Nettwerk · 1994 126.420

4178 Always & Forever Randy Travis · Warner Bros. Records · 1987 126.400

4179 Avoid Freud Rough Trade · True North Records · 1980 126.380

4180

Eternally Yours The Saints · Harvest · 1978 126.380

4181 Night Nurse Gregory Isaacs · Island · 1982 126.380

4182 Grand Guignol Naked City · Avant · 1992 126.380

4183 Flying High The Irresistible Force · Rising High Records · 1992 126.380

4184 This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About Modest Mouse · Up Records · 1996 126.380

4185 When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Get Going Bow Wow Wow · RCA · 1983 126.360

4186 Bugie Lucio Dalla · RCA · 1986 126.360

4187 Bufalo Bill Francesco De Gregori · RCA · 1976 126.360

4188 The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away Bootsy Collins · Warner Bros. Records · 1982 126.360

4189 Flaunt the Imperfection China Crisis · Virgin · 1985 126.360

4190

Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Gwen Stefani · Interscope Records · 2004 126.360

4191

Fishscale Ghostface Killah · Def Jam Recordings · 2006 126.360

4192 Shadowdance Shadowfax · Windham Hill Records · 1983 126.280

4193

Silent Shout The Knife · Rabid Records · 2006 126.280

4194 Dune David Matthews · CTI · 1977 126.160

4195 Sleep No More The Comsat Angels · Polydor · 1981 126.160

4196 Blue Funk Files DJ Sneak · Ultra Records · 1996 126.160

4197 Together Jane · 1972 126.150

4198

Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings · RCA · 1973 126.150

4199 Old Codes New Chaos Fila Brazillia · Pork Recordings · 1994 126.150

4200

The Great Annihilator Swans · Young God Records · 1995 126.150