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 257

6145 Indoor Fireworks Doctor Rockit · Lifelike · 2000 100.920

6146 Ghosts of the Great Highway Sun Kil Moon · Vinyl Films · 2003 100.920

6147 I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose Bombay Bicycle Club · mmm... Records · 2009 100.920

6148

Smother Wild Beasts · Domino · 2011 100.920

6149

Tent Nits · CBS · 1979 100.870

6150 Pucker Up Lipps, Inc. · Casablanca Records · 1980 100.870

6151 Homosapien Pete Shelley · Razor & Tie · 1981 100.870

6152 Barely Legal The Hives · Burning Heart Records · 1997 100.870

6153 Anoraknophobia Marillion · Liberty EMI Records UK · 2001 100.870

6154 Time Changes The Dave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia · 1964 100.860

6155 The Pretty Things The Pretty Things · Fontana · 1965 100.860

6156 What a Bunch of Sweeties Pink Fairies · Polydor · 1972 100.860

6157 Goin’ Up in Smoke Eddie Kendricks · Tamla · 1976 100.860

6158 Play Deep The Outfield · Columbia · 1985 100.860

6159

War of Words Fight · Epic · 1993 100.860

6160

The Times Ian Pooley · Force Inc. Music Works · 1996 100.860

6161

The Healing Game Van Morrison · Polydor · 1997 100.860

6162 El Oso Soul Coughing · Slash · 1998 100.860

6163 Manifest Destiny The Dictators · Asylum Records · 1977 100.800

6164 Chances Are Bob Marley & The Wailers · wea · 1981 100.800

6165 Apologies to the Queen Mary Wolf Parade · Sub Pop Records · 2005 100.800

6166

Show Your Bones Yeah Yeah Yeahs · Dress Up · 2006 100.800

6167 Electronic Meditation Tangerine Dream · Ohr · 1970 100.800

6168 Preacher Man The Impressions · Curtom Records · 1973 100.800