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 2597

62305 For Lady Webster Young · Prestige · 1992 13.020

62306 Luminous Aube · G.R.O.S.S. · 1993 13.020

62307 Giving Up with Stock, Hausen & Walkman Stock, Hausen & Walkman · Hot Air · 1993 13.020

62308 The Electrifying Eddie Harris / Plug Me In Eddie Harris · Atlantic · 1993 13.020

62309 You Cannot Kill What Does Not Live King Loser · Flying Nun Records · 1995 13.020

62310 Sylvester / Step II Sylvester · 1995 13.020

62311 Adelain Elysian Fields · Unisound Records · 1995 13.020

62312 Long Gone Jimmy D. Lane · APO Records · 1997 13.020

62313 Stellafly Ithaka · NorteSul · 1997 13.020

62314 Do What Thou Wilt Death SS · B.O. Records · 1997 13.020

62315 Генератор зла Ария · 1998 13.020

62316 The Longest Barrel Ride Slightly Stoopid · Skunk Records · 1998 13.020

62317 Are You Sleepy The Gerbils · Hidden Agenda · 1998 13.020

62318

La Galerie des glaces IPM · 1998 13.020

62319 Maelstrom Radio Massacre International · Northern Echo · 1999 13.020

62320 Leitmotif dredg · Woven Recordings · 1999 13.020

62321 Manual Appliance · Mute · 1999 13.020

62322 Discodebut Erobique · Acid Jazz · 1999 13.020

62323 Goldberg Variations Johann Sebastian Bach · Hyperion · 2000 13.020

62324 Bloodsplattered Pathological Disfunctions Lymphatic Phlegm · Last House on the Right · 2000 13.020

62325 In My Dreams Rebecca · intercord japan · 2000 13.020

62326

Cheval de Frise Cheval de Frise · Sonore · 2000 13.020

62327 The Best of Cold Chillin’ Kool G Rap & DJ Polo · Landspeed Records · 2000 13.020

62328 Sparkling Music Deavid Soul · TRANSONIC RECORDS · 2000 13.020