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 192

4585 Amok Sentenced · Century Media · 1995 120.400

4586

Equinox Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 · A&M Records · 1967 120.350

4587 Back Street Crawler Paul Kossoff · Island · 1973 120.350

4588 The Jacksons The Jacksons · Epic · 1976 120.350

4589 Blow My Fuse Kix · Atlantic · 1988 120.350

4590

Folklore 16 Horsepower · Glitterhouse Records · 2002 120.350

4591 Imagine-A-Nation Gemini · Relief Records · 1997 120.150

4592

Totems Flare Clark · Warp · 2009 120.150

4593 By the Throat Ben Frost · Bedroom Community · 2009 120.150

4594 Ra Utopia · Bearsville Records · 1977 120.120

4595 Dead Elvis Death in Vegas · Concrete · 1997 120.120

4596

Post Orgasmic Chill Skunk Anansie · Virgin · 1999 120.120

4597 Niun Niggung Mouse on Mars · Sonig · 1999 120.120

4598

A Certain Trigger Maxïmo Park · Warp · 2005 120.120

4599 Good Times Kool & the Gang · De‐Lite Records · 1972 120.120

4600 Vs. Mission of Burma · Ace of Hearts Records · 1982 120.120

4601

Reflections As One · New Electronica · 1994 120.120

4602 They’re Only Chasing Safety Underoath · Tooth & Nail Records · 2004 120.120

4603 Carbon/Core Lustmord · Happy Pencil · 2004 120.120

4604 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Hypnotic Brass Ensemble · Honest Jon’s Records · 2007 120.120

4605 Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations Diana Ross & The Supremes · Motown · 1968 120.080

4606

Love and the Russian Winter Simply Red · EastWest · 1999 120.080

4607 Velveteen Transvision Vamp · MCA Records · 1989 120.080

4608 Archived : Environmental : Views The Future Sound of London · FSOL Digital · 2017 120.078