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 232

5545

Chaka Khan Chaka Khan · Warner Bros. Records · 1982 107.730

5546

World Funeral Marduk · Blooddawn Productions · 2003 107.730

5547 Obscura Gorguts · Olympic Recordings · 1998 107.690

5548 João Gilberto João Gilberto · Polydor · 1973 107.689

5549

Days Like This Van Morrison · Polydor · 1995 107.640

5550

Surrounded by Silence Prefuse 73 · Warp · 2005 107.640

5551 The Rainbow Children Prince · NPG Records · 2001 107.640

5552

Long Distance Onra · All City Records · 2010 107.640

5553 Pontiac Lyle Lovett · Curb Records · 1987 107.520

5554 Brian Wilson Brian Wilson · Sire Records · 1988 107.520

5555

Vae Solis Scorn · Earache Records · 1992 107.520

5556 Ouija Board Through a Vocoder Timeblind · Communique Records · 1996 107.520

5557 In Fear of a Red Planet Cydonia · Blue Room Released · 1999 107.520

5558

East Bay Grease Tower of Power · San Francisco Records · 1970 107.500

5559 Nice Guys Art Ensemble of Chicago · ECM Records · 1979 107.500

5560 Rainbow Dome Musick Steve Hillage · Virgin · 1979 107.500

5561

Heart Break New Edition · MCA Records · 1988 107.500

5562

Junk Culture Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark · A&M Records · 1984 107.440

5563 A Street Called Straight Roy Buchanan · Atlantic · 1976 107.420

5564 The Absolute Game Skids · Virgin · 1980 107.420

5565

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Spoon · Merge Records · 2007 107.420

5566 SLA Radical Dance Disco Club Fernanda Abreu · EMI · 1990 107.380

5567 Extol.Nihil Epsilon · Bloody Fist Records · 2014 107.380

5568 North Marine Drive Ben Watt · Cherry Red Records · 1983 107.360