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 1765

42337

Destroy What Destroys You Against All Authority · Far Out Records · 1996 21.750

42338 Halim Natacha Atlas · Nation Records · 1997 21.750

42339 Specific Formal Patterns Inigo Kennedy · ZET · 1997 21.750

42340 U.S. Songs Elliott · 1998 21.750

42341 Time Amir Baghiri · Arya · 1998 21.750

42342 @#!* Pulley · Epitaph · 1999 21.750

42343 Bourbonitis Blues Alejandro Escovedo · Bloodshot Records · 1999 21.750

42344 Mondscheiner Fink · L’Age d’Or · 1999 21.750

42345 Symphonies of Infernality Thyrane · Woodcut Records · 1999 21.750

42346 Dead Meadow Dead Meadow · 2000 21.750

42347 The Best of Marshall Crenshaw: This Is Easy Marshall Crenshaw · Rhino · 2000 21.750

42348 Beautiful Creature Juliana Hatfield · Zoë Records · 2000 21.750

42349 Chaos Supreme Hegemon · 2000 21.750

42350 Believo! Enon · See Thru Broadcasting · 2000 21.750

42351 Reverse Aleph His Divine Grace · Hau Ruck! · 2001 21.750

42352 La Guard Kurt · Nova Recordings · 2002 21.750

42353 Dancehall Places Mint Royale · Faith & Hope Records · 2002 21.750

42354 Introducing Lemon Cheer-Accident · Skin Graft Records · 2003 21.750

42355 Two Way Monologue Sondre Lerche · EMI · 2003 21.750

42356

Ashes to Ashes - Dub to Dub Brain Damage · Hammerbass · 2004 21.750

42357 Cathedral Castanets · Asthmatic Kitty Records · 2004 21.750

42358 XFrames dISHARMONY · Aliens Production · 2006 21.750

42359 One Hunid The Product · KOCH Records · 2006 21.750

42360 Hermaphrodite Eric Copeland · Paw Tracks · 2007 21.750