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 253

6049 God Shuffled His Feet Crash Test Dummies · Arista · 1993 102.000

6050

Contraband Velvet Revolver · RCA · 2004 102.000

6051 The New Quartet Gary Burton · ECM Records · 1973 102.000

6052 Viva Xmal Deutschland · Phonogram · 1987 102.000

6053

Graveyard Graveyard · Transubstans Records · 2007 102.000

6054 A Deeper Life Chaos in the CBD · 2025 101.971

6055 Cressida Cressida · Vertigo · 1970 101.920

6056 Outside the Dream Syndicate Tony Conrad · Caroline Records · 1973 101.920

6057 Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine) Weldon Irvine · RCA Victor · 1974 101.920

6058 Amor de índio Beto Guedes · 1978 101.920

6059 Since the Accident Severed Heads · Red Flame Records · 1983 101.920

6060 Chigliak Adam Johnson · 2003 101.920

6061 Sinking Mr. Projectile · 2004 101.920

6062

That Which Is Tragic and Timeless Desiderii Marginis · Cold Meat Industry · 2005 101.920

6063 Lee Oskar Lee Oskar · United Artists · 1976 101.910

6064 Benefactor Romeo Void · CBS/Sony · 1982 101.910

6065

Walkin’ the Dog Phil Carmen · Metronome · 1985 101.910

6066 Old Ramon Red House Painters · Sub Pop Records · 2001 101.910

6067

Hard Candy Madonna · Warner Bros. Records · 2008 101.840

6068 Grobschnitt Grobschnitt · Vertigo · 1972 101.790

6069

Give It Up Pleasure · RCA Victor · 1982 101.790

6070 Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind George Strait · MCA Records · 1984 101.790

6071 Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) Praxis · 1992 101.790

6072

The Art of Storytelling Slick Rick · Def Jam Recordings · 1999 101.790