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 207

4945 Pony Slaystation Pantytec · Perlon · 2002 115.200

4946 Blitzkrieg Wallenstein · Pilz · 1972 115.080

4947

War Zone Black Moon · Priority Records · 1999 115.080

4948 Skywalker 1999 Kai Tracid · 1999 115.080

4949 Hot Rail Calexico · City Slang · 2000 115.080

4950

Iowa Slipknot · Roadrunner Records · 2001 115.080

4951 Stills Stephen Stills · Columbia · 1975 115.020

4952

Greetings From L.A. Tim Buckley · Warner Bros. Records · 1972 115.020

4953

Hergest Ridge Mike Oldfield · Virgin · 1974 115.020

4954 The Who The Who · Track Record · 1975 115.020

4955

Crash Landing Jimi Hendrix · Warner Bros. Records · 1975 115.020

4956

Seppuku Taxi Girl · Mankin Records · 1981 115.020

4957 Dream On George Duke · Epic · 1982 115.020

4958

Fire Works Bonfire · MSA Records · 1987 115.020

4959 Mit Gas Tomahawk · Ipecac Recordings · 2003 115.020

4960

The Ape of Naples Coil · Threshold House · 2005 115.000

4961 Act a Fool King Tee · Capitol Records · 1988 114.840

4962

Dettmann Marcel Dettmann · Ostgut Ton · 2010 114.840

4963 Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go Jason Molina · Secretly Canadian · 2006 114.810

4964 All Pigs Must Die Death in June · Leprosy Discs · 2001 114.800

4965 Fresh Aire III Mannheim Steamroller · American Gramaphone · 1979 114.800

4966

Keep It Live Dazz Band · Motown · 1982 114.800

4967

Begin to Hope Regina Spektor · Sire Records · 2006 114.800

4968 Family Man Black Flag · SST Records · 1984 114.750