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 1969

47233 Hedonist H.E.A.D. · Blue · 1994 19.090

47234 Pantaneiro Sérgio Reis · RCA · 1994 19.090

47235 De republica Deus ex machina · Kaliphonia · 1995 19.090

47236 Happy Family Happy Family · Cuneiform Records · 1995 19.090

47237 Mort aux vaches Jorge Reyes · Mort aux vaches · 1996 19.090

47238 Slow to Burn Vanessa Daou · MCA Records · 1996 19.090

47239 In the Moment Gateway · ECM Records · 1996 19.090

47240 Troublizing Ric Ocasek · Columbia · 1997 19.090

47241 Carcinopest Aghast View · Zoth Ommog · 1997 19.090

47242 Six Figures D‐Shot · Jive · 1997 19.090

47243 Planets 3rd Eye · 1997 19.090

47244 A New Rap Language Andre Gurov · Jazz Fudge · 1997 19.090

47245 African Cosmopolitan Young American Primitive · Geffen Records · 1997 19.090

47246 Noche de flamenco y blues Raimundo Amador · 1998 19.090

47247 Namaquadisco Hawke · Distance · 1998 19.090

47248 Functioning on Impatience Coalesce · Second Nature Recordings · 1998 19.090

47249 The Thrill Kisser Tin Star · V2 · 1998 19.090

47250 4 Supersilent · Rune Grammofon · 1998 19.090

47251 Monkey Puss (Live in London) Entombed · Earache Records · 1998 19.090

47252 Brown, Blue, Brown on Blue (For Mark Rothko) Bernhard Günter · trente oiseaux · 1999 19.090

47253 Ellington '55 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra · Capitol Jazz · 1999 19.090

47254 Concorde+ Potuznik · Cheap Records · 1999 19.090

47255 Königin Quarks · Monika Enterprise · 1999 19.090

47256 Let the Love Go On Me & My · Medley Records · 1999 19.090