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 1951

46801 Minneapolis Michel Portal · EmArcy · 2001 19.320

46802 Warhol's Surfaces Scanner · Intermedium Records · 2003 19.320

46803 The Signal Noiseshaper · 2003 19.320

46804 From Pale Hands to Weary Skies Darshan Ambient · Lotuspike · 2008 19.320

46805 Küss mich, meine Liebe Shit and Shine · Load Records · 2008 19.320

46806 Atiduokit Mirusius Dissimulation · Ledo Takas Records · 2008 19.320

46807 Sound System Champions Mungo’s Hi Fi · 2009 19.320

46808 Nag Bdud Ceremony Phurpa · Aquarellist · 2009 19.320

46809 Barbaro (ma non troppo) Present · Ad Hoc Records · 2009 19.320

46810 Rags of Contentment Celer · Digitalis Limited · 2009 19.320

46811 Lines Breaking Circles As We Draw · 2010 19.320

46812 Lonely Revolutions Biffy Clyro · 14th Floor Records · 2010 19.320

46813

Legacy of the Ancients Pathology · Victory Records · 2010 19.320

46814 Acid Music for Acid People Liquid Sound Company · Rockadrome · 2011 19.320

46815 Beton Armé Raiden · Offkey Recordings · 2011 19.320

46816

Freak Out! Teenage Bottlerocket · Fat Wreck Chords · 2012 19.320

46817

Beneath the Waves Kompendium · Tigermoth Records · 2012 19.320

46818 Teen Hawk Luke Wyatt · Emotional Response · 2013 19.320

46819 Nurture Sizarr · Four Music · 2015 19.320

46820 Luys i Luso Tigran Hamasyan · ECM Records · 2015 19.320

46821 Love is the Capital Hiro Kone · Geographic North · 2017 19.320

46822 Collagen Lisa Lerkenfeldt · Shelter Press · 2020 19.320

46823 Charlow‐up Les Charlots · Disques Vogue · 1967 19.250

46824 Brenda Brenda Lee · MCA Records · 1972 19.250