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 1928

46249 Si*Sé Si*Sé · Luaka Bop · 2001 19.550

46250 Arkestra One Arkestra One · Cosmic Sounds · 2002 19.550

46251 Merlin: Bard of the Unseen Kayak · 2003 19.550

46252

Forget Yourself The Church · spinART Records · 2003 19.550

46253

It Always Will Be Willie Nelson · Lost Highway · 2004 19.550

46254 In Pectra Intricate · Spezialmaterial Records · 2004 19.550

46255

Leave Your Name Statistics · Jade Tree · 2004 19.550

46256 Flo'Ology Floetry · Geffen Records · 2005 19.550

46257 Songs Not to Get Married To Reggie and the Full Effect · Vagrant Records · 2005 19.550

46258

Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs): 2003 KCRW Session EELS · E Works Records · 2005 19.550

46259 The Only Thing I Ever Wanted Psapp · Domino · 2006 19.550

46260

Redeemer Machinae Supremacy · Hubnester Industries · 2006 19.550

46261 Asleep at Heaven's Gate Rogue Wave · Universal · 2007 19.550

46262 Hippie Killer Bongripper · 2007 19.550

46263 Spam n Space Neongrau · 2007 19.550

46264 A Long Story Anat Fort · ECM Records · 2007 19.550

46265 Southern Nihilizm Bahimiron · 2008 19.550

46266

Feed the Animals Girl Talk · 2008 19.550

46267 Blackguard Amnistia · 2008 19.550

46268 The Ghost of Heritage Winterfylleth · Profound Lore Records · 2008 19.550

46269 Studio 10 Mathias Kaden · Vakant · 2009 19.550

46270 Versus Grain Cloaks · 2009 19.550

46271 Frozen in Eternity Dunkelheit · 2010 19.550

46272 Animal + Cannibal Ke$ha · RCA · 2010 19.550