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 24

553

He Has Left Us Alone, but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms… A Silver Mt. Zion · Constellation · 2000 346.210

554

Resurrection Common Sense · Relativity Records · 1994 345.960

555 Faust IV Faust · Virgin · 1973 345.800

556 Viva La Düsseldorf · Warner Music · 1978 345.060

557 Zapp Zapp · Warner Bros. Records · 1980 344.700

558

Pinkerton Weezer · Geffen Records · 1996 344.080

559 Leave Home Ramones · Sire Records · 1977 343.800

560 New Amerykah, Part Two (Return of the Ankh) Erykah Badu · Motown · 2010 343.800

561 Marche à l'ombre Renaud · Polydor · 1980 343.580

562

Living in the Material World George Harrison · Apple Records · 1973 343.200

563

Fantastic Wham! · Inner Vision · 1983 343.200

564

Walls and Bridges John Lennon · Apple Records · 1974 342.760

565 I Remember Yesterday Donna Summer · Atlantic · 1977 342.630

566

Virgin Killer Scorpions · RCA Victor · 1976 341.960

567 A Date With Elvis The Cramps · New Rose Records · 1986 341.910

568 Dry PJ Harvey · Too Pure · 1992 341.320

569

Modus Operandi Photek · Science · 1997 341.320

570

Catch Bull at Four Cat Stevens · Island · 1972 341.110

571 Diary of a Madman Ozzy Osbourne · Epic · 1981 341.040

572 The Age of Aquarius The 5th Dimension · Liberty · 1969 340.400

573

Illinois Sufjan Stevens · Asthmatic Kitty Records · 2005 340.400

574

Rock a Little Stevie Nicks · Modern Records · 1985 339.700

575

Oversteps Autechre · Warp · 2010 339.150

576 The Argument Fugazi · Dischord Records · 2001 338.400