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 1906

45721 Winterkaelte Paysage d’Hiver · Kunsthall Produktionen · 2001 19.800

45722 Glory Unending Final War · 2002 19.800

45723 Slower Than Church Music Freescha · Shingle Street · 2002 19.800

45724 Aerial Riverseries Frank Bretschneider · Whatness · 2002 19.800

45725 Injustice: 15 Working Class Songs The Fartz · Alternative Tentacles · 2002 19.800

45726 Activate M-Seven · Oh! Records · 2003 19.800

45727 Real Life / Secondhand Daylight Magazine · Virgin · 2003 19.800

45728

Yalda Amir Baghiri · Vivo Records · 2003 19.800

45729 Astral Collapse Angus MacLise · Quakebasket · 2003 19.800

45730 Druga Strona Medalu Zipera · Prosto. · 2004 19.800

45731 If You Can’t Beat ’em, Bite ’em Weird War · Drag City · 2004 19.800

45732 Cellar Funk Down to the Bone · 2004 19.800

45733 Eliot Lipp Eliot Lipp · Eastern Developments · 2004 19.800

45734 Necrohell Nihil Nocturne · Solistitium Records · 2004 19.800

45735 Som Ambiente Som Ambiente · 2004 19.800

45736 At the National Grid The Bats · Magic Marker Records · 2005 19.800

45737 Dancing Shoes September · Catchy Tunes · 2007 19.800

45738 Walkabout Optimo · 2007 19.800

45739

Pacific Northwest Sasquatch Research Smackos · Strange Life Records · 2007 19.800

45740 Not For Piano Francesco Tristano · InFiné · 2007 19.800

45741 Романсы Леонид Фёдоров · Ulitka Records · 2007 19.800

45742

Favourite Worst Nightmare Arctic Monkeys · Domino · 2007 19.800

45743

1 Freedom Isaak Hypnotizer · Space Tepee Music · 2008 19.800

45744 Hysterics Rolo Tomassi · Hassle Records · 2008 19.800