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 1872

44905 Aftershock Average White Band · Polydor · 1988 20.250

44906 Snakes ’n’ Ladders Nazareth · Vertigo · 1989 20.250

44907 The Night We Called It a Day Carol Kidd · Linn Records · 1990 20.250

44908 Todesengel. The Fall of Life Kirlian Camera · Discordia · 1991 20.250

44909 Crime Against Humanity Nausea · Wild Rags Records · 1991 20.250

44910 Liebe auf den ersten Blick Münchener Freiheit · Columbia · 1992 20.250

44911 Trouble No More John Hammond · Pointblank Records · 1993 20.250

44912 Die Operative Maschine Elektrode · 1993 20.250

44913 Soul Dancing Taylor Dayne · Arista · 1993 20.250

44914 Les Plus Belles Chansons de Michel Berger Michel Berger · wea music · 1994 20.250

44915 Spirit & The Blues Eric Bibb · Opus 3 · 1994 20.250

44916 This Timeless Turning Sky Cries Mary · World Domination Recordings · 1994 20.250

44917 Forever Alien Spectrum · 1997 20.250

44918 Never Home Freedy Johnston · Elektra · 1997 20.250

44919 Crust Sadist · Displeased Records · 1997 20.250

44920 Electric Chair Sandy Dillon · One Little Indian Records · 1999 20.250

44921 Dreams and Expressions Michael Schenker · Steamhammer · 2000 20.250

44922 The Roachford Files Roachford · Columbia · 2000 20.250

44923 A Place in the Sun Friends of Dean Martinez · Knitting Factory Records · 2000 20.250

44924 Einhandsegler Reinhard Mey · 2000 20.250

44925

Bricks Seven Dub · Pro-Zak Trax · 2001 20.250

44926 From the Inside Laura Pausini · Atlantic · 2002 20.250

44927 Lorenzo 2002: Il quinto mondo Jovanotti · Mercury Records · 2002 20.250

44928 Truthless Heroes Project 86 · Tooth & Nail Records · 2002 20.250