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 210

5017

Beach Fossils Beach Fossils · Captured Tracks · 2010 114.240

5018 Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra · BMG · 1977 114.210

5019 Tequila Mockingbird Ramsey Lewis · Columbia · 1977 114.210

5020 Morning Dance Spyro Gyra · MCA Records · 1979 114.210

5021 New Beginning Tracy Chapman · Elektra · 1995 114.210

5022 Highway Companion Tom Petty · American Recordings · 2006 114.210

5023 Whistleblower Vladislav Delay · Huume · 2007 114.080

5024

Discovery Mike Oldfield · Virgin · 1984 114.000

5025 Angelina Cerrone · Malligator · 1979 114.000

5026 Nah = Poo - The Art of Bluff Wah! · Castle Music · 1981 114.000

5027 Next Position Please Cheap Trick · Epic · 1983 114.000

5028 Unmistakably Lou Lou Rawls · Philadelphia International Records · 1977 113.980

5029

Damned in Black Immortal · Osmose Productions · 2000 113.980

5030

Winnipeg Is a Frozen Shithole Venetian Snares · Sublight Records · 2005 113.980

5031

The Shepherd's Dog Iron & Wine · Sub Pop Records · 2007 113.980

5032

SBTRKT SBTRKT · Young Turks · 2011 113.980

5033

Now Patrice Rushen · Elektra · 1984 113.970

5034

Urban Gamelan 23 Skidoo · Illuminated Records · 1984 113.970

5035 A Revolta dos Dândis Engenheiros do Hawaii · Plug · 1987 113.970

5036

Practice What You Preach Testament · Atlantic · 1989 113.970

5037 Master Master · Nuclear Blast · 1990 113.970

5038

Rom 5:12 Marduk · Regain Records · 2007 113.970

5039 Easy Action Alice Cooper · Straight Records · 1970 113.960

5040

The Penthouse Tapes The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · Vertigo · 1976 113.960