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 1899

45553 Long Walk Back Junior Brown · Curb Records · 1998 19.920

45554 Maritmo Adriana Calcanhotto · Columbia · 1998 19.920

45555 Till fjälls Vintersorg · Napalm Records · 1998 19.920

45556 Supernature Medicine Drum · Changing World Records · 1998 19.920

45557 CoraGe Cora E · EMI Electrola GmbH · 1998 19.920

45558 American Style Porn · 1999 19.920

45559 Good to Go 7Seconds · SideOneDummy Records · 1999 19.920

45560 Deathchrist Warhammer · Grind Syndicate Media · 1999 19.920

45561 In the Fields Darkwood · Heidenvolk · 1999 19.920

45562 The Last Adventures of Captain Dog Blind Dog · CD‐Maximum · 1999 19.920

45563 Hit for Six Consumed · Fat Wreck Chords · 1999 19.920

45564 Africa N’da Blues Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio · Delmark Records · 2000 19.920

45565 A Different Space Bob Holroyd · Six Degrees Records · 2000 19.920

45566 Ad Astra Spiritual Beggars · Music for Nations · 2000 19.920

45567

Sometimes Good Weather Follows Bad People Califone · Glitterhouse Records · 2000 19.920

45568 Dr. Sin II Dr. Sin · Paradoxx Music · 2000 19.920

45569 The Golden Section Swartalf · Memento Mori · 2000 19.920

45570 Bloodline Svartsyn · End All Life Productions · 2000 19.920

45571 Dead and Buried Jungle Rot · Season of Mist · 2001 19.920

45572 Masters of Confusion Irmin Schmidt & Kumo · Spoon Records · 2001 19.920

45573

Schlafendeenergie Dance or Die · Energy Rekords · 2001 19.920

45574

Asphalte hurlante La Caution · Kerozen Music · 2001 19.920

45575

Made in Germany Afrob · Four Music · 2001 19.920

45576 The Anomaly DJ Logic · Ropeadope · 2001 19.920