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 179

4273

Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears · Columbia · 1970 124.800

4274 Front Page News Wishbone Ash · MCA Records · 1977 124.800

4275

Individuellos La Düsseldorf · TELDEC · 1980 124.800

4276 Tom Verlaine Tom Verlaine · Elektra · 1979 124.800

4277

Flick of the Switch AC/DC · Atlantic · 1983 124.800

4278 Boggy Depot Jerry Cantrell · Columbia · 1998 124.800

4279

Rio Grande Blood Ministry · 13th Planet Records · 2006 124.800

4280

Coaster NOFX · Fat Wreck Chords · 2009 124.800

4281

Le Métèque Georges Moustaki · Polydor · 1969 124.740

4282 Angel Angel · Casablanca Records · 1975 124.740

4283 Nights Are Forever England Dan & John Ford Coley · Big Tree Records · 1976 124.740

4284 Sky 3 Sky · Ariola · 1981 124.740

4285 Mercury Falling Sting · A&M Records · 1996 124.740

4286

The Fall Norah Jones · Blue Note · 2009 124.740

4287 Love Is Eric Burdon and the Animals · Polydor · 1968 124.740

4288 Live & Well B.B. King · Bluesway · 1969 124.740

4289

Sacred Songs Daryl Hall · RCA · 1980 124.740

4290 Corridors of Power Gary Moore · Virgin · 1982 124.740

4291 One Day Remains Alter Bridge · Wind‐up · 2004 124.740

4292 New York Dolls New York Dolls · Mercury Records · 1973 124.700

4293 Headstates Slam · Soma Records · 1996 124.700

4294

Groza Mgła · Northern Heritage · 2008 124.700

4295

The Great Twenty‐Eight Chuck Berry · Chess · 1982 124.670

4296 Feel the Darkness Poison Idea · Vinyl Solution · 1990 124.670