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 236

5641 Gyllene Tider Gyllene Tider · Parlophone · 1980 106.580

5642 Mixed Emotions Exile · Warner Bros. Records · 1978 106.560

5643 No Way Out Puff Daddy & the Family · Bad Boy Records · 1997 106.560

5644 Rock in a Hard Place Aerosmith · Columbia · 1982 106.500

5645 Flush the Fashion Alice Cooper · Warner Bros. Records · 1980 106.500

5646 Arise! Amebix · Alternative Tentacles · 1985 106.480

5647 Standing up Straight The Wolfgang Press · 4AD · 1986 106.480

5648 I Love You More and More Tom Brock · 20th Century Records · 1974 106.470

5649 Just an Illusion :zoviet*france: · Staalplaat · 1990 106.470

5650

Global Chillage The Irresistible Force · Rising High Records · 1994 106.470

5651

Paris sous les bombes Suprême NTM · Epic · 1995 106.470

5652 Sounds Never Seen Lory D · Rephlex · 2003 106.470

5653 Casual Gods Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods · Fontana · 1987 106.400

5654 Naked Thunder Ian Gillan · TELDEC · 1990 106.400

5655 Get a Whiff a This Juicy Lucy · Bronze · 1971 106.400

5656 Son of Spirit Spirit · Mercury Records · 1975 106.400

5657

Flesh & Blood Poison · Capitol Records · 1990 106.400

5658 Prostitute Alphaville · wea · 1994 106.400

5659 Happy End of the World Pizzicato Five · Matador · 1997 106.400

5660 Intelligence and Sacrifice Alec Empire · 2001 106.400

5661 Sir Army Suit Klaatu · Capitol Records · 1978 106.260

5662

Into the Great Wide Yonder Trentemøller · 2010 106.260

5663 No Exit The Angels · Albert Productions · 1979 106.250

5664 Glory Boys Secret Affair · I-Spy Records · 1979 106.250