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 215

5137 Metri Ø · Sähkö Recordings · 1994 112.840

5138

World Receiver Tetsu Inoue · Instinct Ambient · 1996 112.840

5139 Blackwater Park Opeth · Music for Nations · 2001 112.840

5140 Nera Rome · Cold Meat Industry · 2006 112.840

5141 Calabi Yau Space Dopplereffekt · Rephlex · 2007 112.840

5142 Strange Highways Dio · Vertigo · 1993 112.800

5143 Tim Buckley / Goodbye and Hello Tim Buckley · Elektra · 2001 112.800

5144 Thrills Ellen Allien · BPitch Control · 2005 112.800

5145 Curtains Tindersticks · This Way Up · 1997 112.800

5146 1984 Alix Perez · Shogun Audio · 2009 112.800

5147 Elf Elf · Epic · 1972 112.660

5148 Sworn to the Dark Watain · Season of Mist · 2007 112.660

5149

Women Women · Jagjaguwar · 2008 112.660

5150 Stray Stray · Transatlantic Records · 1970 112.640

5151 The Bottom Line O.V. Wright · Hi Records · 1978 112.640

5152 Ashes Christian Death · Normal · 1985 112.640

5153

Last Rights Skinny Puppy · Nettwerk · 1992 112.640

5154 Dreamfish 2 Dreamfish · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1995 112.640

5155

Nordland Apoptose · Tesco Organisation · 2000 112.640

5156

Les Blessures de l’ombre Dernière Volonté · Hau Ruck! · 2003 112.640

5157 Colours Son Kite · Digital Structures · 2004 112.640

5158 Level One Larry Coryell and The Eleventh House · Arista · 1974 112.590

5159

The Core I Awake · Ultimae Records · 2008 112.560

5160

Vertical Ascent Moritz Von Oswald Trio · Honest Jon’s Records · 2009 112.560