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 1780

42697 The Land of the Giant Dwarfs X-Legged Sally · Knitting Factory Works · 1995 21.500

42698

This Beautiful Mess Sixpence None the Richer · Retroactive Records · 1995 21.500

42699 Carry the Day Henry Threadgill · Columbia · 1995 21.500

42700

Grace Mandible Chatter · Manifold Records · 1995 21.500

42701 Calm Hades Float Windsor for the Derby · Trance Syndicate · 1996 21.500

42702 Winter Pageant The Softies · K · 1996 21.500

42703 Rosemary Plexiglas Scisma · EMI · 1997 21.500

42704 Gash Pram · æ · 1997 21.500

42705 Crab Rangoon MU330 · Asian Man Records · 1997 21.500

42706 {Belcanto} Udo Lindenberg · Polydor · 1997 21.500

42707 Country Blues: Complete Early Recordings (1927-29) Dock Boggs · Revenant · 1997 21.500

42708 Variegation Z-Plane · Elektrolux · 1997 21.500

42709

Mellowdramatic A Forest Mighty Black · Compost Records · 1997 21.500

42710 Bastard Sons of a Rock 'n' Roll Devil The Meteors · 1997 21.500

42711 Registrazioni moderne Antonella Ruggiero · Liberamusic · 1997 21.500

42712 Mindstate Shades of Culture · 2112 Records · 1998 21.500

42713 Yeah Right Like a Tim · 1998 21.500

42714

Electrelite Sloy · 1998 21.500

42715 Novisad Novisad · Tomlab · 1998 21.500

42716 First Base / Amar Caballero Babe Ruth · 1998 21.500

42717 I'm a Lucky Guy 20 Miles · Epitaph · 1998 21.500

42718 Approximate Love Boat Low Res · Plug Research · 1998 21.500

42719

Play Moby · Mute · 1999 21.500

42720 Holy U.D.O. · Breaker Records · 1999 21.500