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 251

6001 Together Golden Earring · Polydor · 1972 102.500

6002 Sommerabend Novalis · 1976 102.500

6003 Unter falscher Flagge Die Toten Hosen · Totenkopf · 1984 102.500

6004

Spectators Wolfsheim · Strange Ways Records · 1999 102.500

6005

To Venus and Back Tori Amos · Atlantic · 1999 102.500

6006

Revoir un printemps IAM · Delabel · 2003 102.500

6007

Black Masses Electric Wizard · Rise Above Records · 2010 102.500

6008 New Beginnings The Advent · Internal · 1997 102.480

6009 Moon Rappin' “Brother” Jack McDuff · Blue Note · 1970 102.460

6010 Son of a Son of a Sailor Jimmy Buffett · ABC Records · 1978 102.410

6011 Ottocolor Otto Waalkes · Rüssl Räckords · 1978 102.410

6012

Kaleidoscope World Swing Out Sister · Fontana · 1989 102.400

6013

Jesus Christ Superstars Laibach · Mute · 1996 102.400

6014 Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance Ordo Equilibrio · Cold Meat Industry · 1998 102.400

6015 Organism Jimi Tenor · Warp · 1999 102.400

6016 Transition John Coltrane · impulse! · 1970 102.350

6017

Forgotten Legends Drudkh · Supernal Music · 2003 102.350

6018 Earth and Fire Earth and Fire · Polydor · 1970 102.340

6019 Direct to Disc Charlie Byrd · Crystal Clear Records · 1977 102.340

6020 This Is Your Time Change · Atlantic · 1983 102.340

6021 Bricks Are Heavy L7 · Slash · 1992 102.340

6022

Have a Ball Me First and the Gimme Gimmes · Fat Wreck Chords · 1997 102.340

6023 The Unutterable The Fall · Eagle Records · 2000 102.340

6024 V: Hävitetty Moonsorrow · Spikefarm Records · 2007 102.340