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 1982

47545 Doomsday: Back and Forth, Volume 5: Live in Dresden Skinny Puppy · Nettwerk America · 2001 18.920

47546 Pietá Milton Nascimento · wea music · 2002 18.920

47547 By This, I Conquer Hegemon · Dysphorie Records · 2002 18.920

47548 Иду на вы! Dub Buk · Eastside · 2002 18.920

47549

The Willisau Concert Cecil Taylor · Intakt Records · 2002 18.920

47550

Keep Your Cool Brant Bjork · Duna Records · 2003 18.920

47551 Imperfect Like a God Trauma · Empire Records · 2003 18.920

47552 Lotek Hi-Fi Lotek Hi-Fi · Big Dada · 2003 18.920

47553

Vastiia Tenebrd Mortifera Mortifera · GoatowaRex · 2004 18.920

47554 Le Passage Jenifer · Mercury Records · 2004 18.920

47555 Arriving Chris Tomlin · Sparrow Records · 2004 18.920

47556 Strings + Feedback Andrew Pekler · Staubgold · 2005 18.920

47557 space Shift Steve Spacek · 2005 18.920

47558 Red Book Texas · Mercury Records · 2005 18.920

47559 Black Mass Besatt · Undercover Records · 2005 18.920

47560 II Vordr · Nykta · 2005 18.920

47561 Limón y sal Julieta Venegas · Sony BMG Music Entertainment · 2006 18.920

47562 Raijin KK Null · Asphodel · 2006 18.920

47563 Valravn Valravn · 2007 18.920

47564 Die Maske fällt! In Tyrannos · P.C. Records · 2007 18.920

47565 The Third Quartet John Abercrombie · ECM Records · 2007 18.920

47566 Naked Acid Valet · kranky · 2008 18.920

47567 Just Us Kids James McMurtry · Lightning Rod · 2008 18.920

47568

Instigator Black Comedy · Season of Mist · 2008 18.920