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 240

5737 1+3+1 Triosk · ~scape · 2003 105.600

5738 Exterminating Angel Dark Day · Infidelity · 1980 105.560

5739 Like a Hurricane C.C.Catch · Hansa · 1987 105.560

5740 Boingo Alive Oingo Boingo · MCA Records · 1988 105.560

5741 Tortured Existence Demolition Hammer · Century Media · 1990 105.560

5742 Tribes at the Temple of Silence bvdub · Home Normal · 2011 105.560

5743 A wie ABBA: Die größten Erfolge von »Waterloo« bis »Super Trouper« ABBA · Polydor · 1980 105.490

5744 All Fired Up Fastway · Columbia · 1984 105.490

5745

Straight to the Heart David Sanborn · Warner Bros. Records · 1984 105.490

5746

Blues on Bach The Modern Jazz Quartet · Atlantic · 1974 105.410

5747

Amoureux de Paname Renaud · Polydor · 1975 105.410

5748 Hed Phone Sex Funki Porcini · Ninja Tune · 1995 105.410

5749 Motörizer Motörhead · Steamhammer · 2008 105.410

5750 Rambler Gábor Szabó · CTI · 1973 105.400

5751

Walk Together, Rock Together 7Seconds · BYO Records · 1985 105.400

5752

More Fun Than an Open Casket Funeral The Accüsed · Combat · 1987 105.400

5753 Instrumentals Mouse on Mars · Sonig · 1997 105.400

5754 Tauromachine Merzbow · Release Entertainment · 1998 105.400

5755 Anno Domini Chi-A.D. · 1999 105.400

5756

To All New Arrivals Faithless · Columbia · 2006 105.300

5757 7 Lieder Hannes Wader · Philips · 1972 105.300

5758 Labour of Lust Nick Lowe · Columbia · 1979 105.300

5759 In This Life Mordred · Noise International · 1991 105.300

5760

Direct Tower of Power · Sheffield Lab · 1981 105.300