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 188

4489

Hard Work John Handy · impulse! · 1976 121.680

4490 Cords Synergy · Voiceprint · 1978 121.680

4491

Tougher Than Leather Willie Nelson · Columbia · 1983 121.680

4492 Blind Man’s Zoo 10,000 Maniacs · Elektra · 1989 121.680

4493 Coded Language Krust · Talkin’ Loud · 1999 121.680

4494 Ambient Moby · Equator Records · 1993 121.660

4495

A.M. Wilco · Sire Records · 1995 121.660

4496 Fear Toad the Wet Sprocket · Columbia · 1991 121.660

4497 Oh, Otto Otto Waalkes · Rüssl Räckords · 1975 121.600

4498 French Kiss Bob Welch · Capitol Records · 1977 121.600

4499

Shot of Love Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1981 121.600

4500 IM the Supervisor Infected Mushroom · Resist Music · 2004 121.600

4501

QE2 Mike Oldfield · Virgin · 1980 121.600

4502 Rare: The Collected B‐Sides: 1989–1993 Moby · Instinct Records · 1996 121.600

4503

Jazzmatazz, Volume 3: Streetsoul Guru · Virgin · 2000 121.600

4504 Beyond Gravity Nu Era · Reflective Records · 1994 121.600

4505 Goodbye and Hello Tim Buckley · Elektra · 1967 121.550

4506 Beyond the Valley of 1984 Plasmatics · Stiff America · 1981 121.550

4507

...the Last Embrace Arcana · Cold Meat Industry · 2000 121.550

4508

Rêves Mécaniques The Hacker · Different Recordings · 2004 121.550

4509 War of Attrition Dying Fetus · Relapse Records · 2006 121.550

4510 Persian Surgery Dervishes Terry Riley · Mantra · 1972 121.500

4511 Butterfly Haus Arafna · Galakthorrö · 2003 121.500

4512 Open Your Eyes Yes · Eagle Records · 1997 121.440