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 243

5809 Popkiller Anthony Rother · Datapunk · 2004 104.800

5810

Mambo Nassau Lizzy Mercier Descloux · Philips · 1981 104.720

5811 Underwater Dancehall Pinch · 2007 104.720

5812

Two Hunters Wolves in the Throne Room · Southern Lord · 2007 104.720

5813 Ass Cobra Turbonegro · Boomba Rec · 1996 104.650

5814 Code Eternity Asura · Infinium Records · 2000 104.650

5815

How Great Thou Art Elvis Presley · RCA Victor · 1967 104.580

5816 Second Movement Les McCann · Atlantic · 1971 104.580

5817 Diary Ralph Towner · ECM Records · 1973 104.580

5818 Time Robber Omega · 1976 104.580

5819 Hurt Me Johnny Thunders · New Rose Records · 1983 104.580

5820 Joined Up Writing Anne Clark · 10 Records · 1984 104.580

5821 The Shutov Assembly Brian Eno · All Saints Records · 1992 104.580

5822

Pentastar: In the Style of Demons Earth · Sub Pop Records · 1996 104.580

5823 XTRMNTR Primal Scream · Creation Records · 1999 104.580

5824 Dust Peter Murphy · Metropolis Records · 2002 104.580

5825 Go Bo Diddley Bo Diddley · Chess · 1959 104.550

5826 St. John Green St. John Green · 1968 104.550

5827 Violence & Force Exciter · Roadrunner Records · 1984 104.550

5828 Painful Yo La Tengo · Matador · 1993 104.550

5829 Archive One Dave Clarke · Deconstruction · 1995 104.550

5830 Money for All Nine Horses · Samadhisound · 2007 104.550

5831

Got to Be There Michael Jackson · Motown · 1972 104.520

5832 The Sentinel Pallas · Harvest · 1984 104.520