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 261

6241 Big Willie Style Will Smith · Columbia · 1997 100.080

6242 Paradox Aleksi Perälä · трип · 2017 100.065

6243 On My Way Gwen McCrae · Atlantic · 1982 100.050

6244 Is This the Future? Fatback · Spring Records · 1983 100.050

6245

Any Day Now The Legendary Pink Dots · Caciocavallo · 1987 100.050

6246 Letter From Home Pat Metheny Group · Geffen Records · 1989 100.050

6247 Alright! Bogdan Raczynski · Rephlex · 2007 100.050

6248

Shields Grizzly Bear · Warp · 2012 100.050

6249

Purity The Essence · Midnight Music · 1985 100.040

6250

Skynet Infiniti · Tresor · 1998 100.040

6251

Living With War Neil Young · 2006 100.010

6252 Love Chronicles Al Stewart · CBS · 1969 100.000

6253 Boomerang Pooh · CGD · 1978 100.000

6254 Bucky Fellini The Dead Milkmen · Fever Records · 1987 100.000

6255 Privado Gabinete Caligari · EMI · 1989 100.000

6256

Recovering the Satellites Counting Crows · DGC Records · 1996 100.000

6257

The Beatles’ Second Album The Beatles · Capitol Records · 1964 99.960

6258 My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder · Tamla · 1969 99.960

6259 Radiant Atlantic Starr · A&M Records · 1981 99.960

6260

Extra Gilberto Gil · WEA Latina · 1983 99.960

6261

Silvertone Chris Isaak · Warner Bros. Records · 1985 99.960

6262 Supertrios McCoy Tyner · Milestone · 1989 99.960

6263 Disco Unit Moebius · Disko B · 1995 99.960

6264

Structures of Destruction Winterkälte · Hands Productions · 1997 99.960