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 1961

47041 Appetizer Freak Kitchen · Victor · 1994 19.140

47042 #1 Skylab · L'Attitude Records · 1994 19.140

47043 Blue House Marcia Ball · Rounder · 1994 19.140

47044 Clobberer! Rhythm Collision · Dr. Strange Records · 1995 19.140

47045 A Normal Family Baby Fox · Roadrunner Records · 1996 19.140

47046 A Show of Hands Victor Wooten · Compass Records · 1996 19.140

47047 Jongleries élastiques Miriodor · Cuneiform Records · 1996 19.140

47048 Wunden, s. Beine offen Adolf Noise · Plattenmeister · 1996 19.140

47049 Tore Down House Scott Henderson · Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings · 1997 19.140

47050 Under iskall troll måne Thy Primordial · Gothic Records · 1998 19.140

47051 Grand Unification Milford Graves · Tzadik · 1998 19.140

47052 Vague à l'àme Regard Extrême · 1998 19.140

47053 Graphite Closterkeller · Metal Mind Records · 1999 19.140

47054 Rajaz Camel · Camel Productions · 1999 19.140

47055 Toasted Fatso Jetson · Bong Load Custom Records · 1999 19.140

47056 Bobo Ashanti Sizzla · Greensleeves Records · 2000 19.140

47057 Vinyl Coda I-III Philip Jeck · Intermedium Records · 2000 19.140

47058 Always Say Please and Thank You Slim Cessna’s Auto Club · Alternative Tentacles · 2000 19.140

47059 Background Music American Nightmare · Equal Vision Records · 2001 19.140

47060 Złe misie Świetliki · Universal Music Polska · 2001 19.140

47061

Stay Human Michael Franti & Spearhead · Six Degrees Records · 2001 19.140

47062 Pocketrock Donots · Supersonic Records · 2001 19.140

47063 Abgelaufen! Electric Orange · 2001 19.140

47064 Post + Beam Gavin Froome · Nordic Trax · 2001 19.140