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 1974

47353 Nuku idiootti Hector · Flamingo · 1987 19.040

47354 Turistens klagan Cornelis Vreeswijk · Sonet · 1990 19.040

47355 Splinterproof Terry Hoax · Metronome · 1994 19.040

47356 Wall of Sugar Bamby · 1995 19.040

47357 All Else Failed Zao · Solid State Records · 2003 19.040

47358 Sixes & Sevens Adam Green · Rough Trade · 2008 19.040

47359 Silent Cry Feeder · Echo · 2008 19.040

47360 Broken Bones Dokken · Frontiers Records · 2012 19.040

47361 Battiato Franco Battiato · Ricordi · 1977 19.000

47362 Ohne Filter Peter Cornelius · Philips · 1982 19.000

47363 Holly & the Italians Holly Beth Vincent · Epic · 1982 19.000

47364 Whatever Happened to Fun Candy · Mercury Records · 1985 19.000

47365 Bayou Boogie BeauSoleil · Rounder · 1986 19.000

47366 Earthed Steve Kilbey · Red Eye Records · 1988 19.000

47367 Cancer Shock Therapy · 1990 19.000

47368 Psychological Torment No Return · 1990 19.000

47369 H Jean-Louis Aubert · Virgin · 1992 19.000

47370 Casino Casino · Zero Corporation · 1992 19.000

47371 Showbiz CUD · A&M Records · 1994 19.000

47372 Brèves rencontres Jacques Dutronc · Columbia · 1995 19.000

47373 The Lady Rides a Black Horse Gorgon · Todestrieb Records · 1995 19.000

47374 Falling Farther In October Project · Epic · 1995 19.000

47375 Susanna Hoffs Susanna Hoffs · London Records · 1996 19.000

47376 Secrets of the Silver Tongue Veljanov · Motor Music · 1998 19.000