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 221

5281 Ensiferum Ensiferum · Spinefarm Records · 2001 110.940

5282 Ode 2 a Carrot Soom T · 2010 110.920

5283 Unity Kolabo DJ Jus-Ed · 2007 110.896

5284 Drastic Measures Kansas · CBS · 1983 110.880

5285 Big Generator Yes · ATCO Records · 1987 110.880

5286 You Had It Coming Jeff Beck · Epic · 2000 110.880

5287 Electric Arguments The Fireman · MPL · 2008 110.880

5288 Dansere Jan Garbarek - Bobo Stenson Quartet · ECM Records · 1976 110.880

5289

Carnavas Silversun Pickups · Dangerbird Records · 2006 110.880

5290 You Send Me Roy Ayers · Polydor · 1978 110.880

5291

Baltimore Nina Simone · CTI · 1978 110.880

5292 I Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame · Atlantic · 1983 110.880

5293 Battles in the North Immortal · Osmose Productions · 1995 110.880

5294

U.S.S.R.: The Art of Listening DJ Vadim · Ninja Tune · 2002 110.880

5295

Serial Hodgepodge Lusine · Ghostly International · 2004 110.880

5296 I Hear Black Overkill · Atlantic · 1993 110.760

5297 Nils Lofgren Nils Lofgren · A&M Records · 1975 110.760

5298 Projections The Blues Project · Verve Folkways · 1966 110.700

5299 Raydio Raydio · Arista · 1978 110.700

5300 Meat Puppets Meat Puppets · SST Records · 1982 110.700

5301

Blizzard Beasts Immortal · Osmose Productions · 1997 110.700

5302 After the Rain Muddy Waters · Cadet Concept Records · 1969 110.700

5303 Lady One Way · Geffen Records · 1984 110.700

5304

Seen Through the Veils of Darkness (The Second Spell) Gehenna · Cacophonous Records · 1995 110.700