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 1981

47521 Lonely Land Landberk · The Laser’s Edge · 1992 18.920

47522

Dear Old Stockholm John Coltrane · impulse! · 1993 18.920

47523 Sexual Affective Disorder Konkhra · Nuclear Blast · 1993 18.920

47524 Cindy Acetone · Hut Recordings · 1993 18.920

47525 It's a Jungle in Here Medeski Martin & Wood · Gramavision · 1993 18.920

47526

Fever for da Flavor H‐Town · 1993 18.920

47527 Solo Badi Assad · Chesky Records · 1994 18.920

47528

Bajo presión La Polla Records · Oihuka · 1994 18.920

47529 Over and Out Tar · Touch and Go Records · 1995 18.920

47530 Coconut Hotel The Red Krayola · Drag City · 1995 18.920

47531 Heavy Machinery Anders Johansson · Heptagon Records · 1996 18.920

47532

11|6 12|10 Tarwater · 1996 18.920

47533 It’s So Different Here Gota · Instinct Records · 1997 18.920

47534 Umeå Final Exit · 1997 18.920

47535

Buy Me... I'll Change Your Life Snog · Metropolis Records · 1997 18.920

47536 Taboo 2 Arthur Lyman · 1998 18.920

47537

This Conversation is Ending Starting Right Now Knapsack · Alias Records · 1998 18.920

47538 Dirty Harry Anthology Lalo Schifrin · Aleph Records · 1998 18.920

47539 Hitler Bad, Vandals Good. The Vandals · Nitro Records · 1998 18.920

47540 Contiamo su di voi! Los Fastidios · KOB Records · 1998 18.920

47541 Latitude 60° Low Shovel · Headstrong Records · 1999 18.920

47542 Alone I Admire Auburn Lull · Burnt Hair · 1999 18.920

47543 Subsets of Sets Jakob · Midium Records · 2001 18.920

47544 Stenåldern kan börja bob hund · Silence Records · 2001 18.920