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 254

6073

Grace for Drowning Steven Wilson · Kscope · 2011 101.790

6074 Slow Drag Donald Byrd · Blue Note · 1967 101.700

6075 Before the Dawn Patrice Rushen · Prestige · 1975 101.700

6076 Suicide (The Second Album) Suicide · Island · 1980 101.700

6077 Schoolly D Schoolly D · Schoolly-D Records · 1985 101.700

6078 Softcore Atom Heart · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1994 101.700

6079 Miscellaneous II: New Issues For Pale People Christian Morgenstern · Kanzleramt · 1997 101.700

6080 Blondie Ada · Areal Records · 2004 101.700

6081 Shadows of the Sun Ulver · The End Records · 2007 101.700

6082 Sonnambula Stendeck · Tympanik Audio · 2009 101.700

6083 Acadie Daniel Lanois · Warner Bros. Records · 1989 101.680

6084 Chemical Chords Stereolab · 4AD · 2008 101.680

6085

Graveforests and Their Shadows Walknut · Stellar Winter Records · 2007 101.650

6086 See The Rascals · Atlantic · 1969 101.640

6087

Aï Jacques Higelin · EMI Music France · 1985 101.640

6088 Nine Objects of Desire Suzanne Vega · A&M Records · 1996 101.640

6089

The Garden Zero 7 · Atlantic · 2006 101.640

6090 Out Here on My Own Lamont Dozier · ABC Records · 1973 101.640

6091 Stephanie Stephanie Mills · 20th Century-Fox Records · 1981 101.640

6092 BOI-NGO Oingo Boingo · MCA Records · 1987 101.640

6093 Fade Out Loop · Chapter 22 · 1988 101.640

6094 Extreme Terror DJ Skinhead · Industrial Strength Records · 2003 101.640

6095

Returnal Oneohtrix Point Never · Editions Mego · 2010 101.640

6096 Benson & Farrell George Benson · CTI · 1976 101.600