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 266

6361 Grab It for a Second Golden Earring · MCA Records · 1978 99.160

6362 Hotel New York Anouk · Dino Music · 2004 99.160

6363 IO Project Pitchfork · Off Beat · 1994 99.120

6364 Heartworm Whipping Boy · Columbia · 1995 99.120

6365 Hier sind die Onkelz Böhse Onkelz · rule23 · 1995 99.120

6366 Porno Patrick Pulsinger · Disko B · 1996 99.120

6367

Caricatures Ange · Philips · 1972 99.060

6368 10 wilde Jahre: 1969-1979 Puhdys · AMIGA · 1979 99.060

6369

Defector Steve Hackett · Charisma · 1980 99.060

6370 Colourbox Colourbox · 4AD · 1985 99.060

6371 Hammered Motörhead · Steamhammer · 2002 99.060

6372 Echoes The Rapture · Vertigo · 2003 99.060

6373 1983 Flying Lotus · Plug Research · 2006 99.060

6374 Dylanesque Bryan Ferry · Virgin · 2007 99.060

6375 Tempo Doeloe Het Goede Doel · CNR Music · 1983 99.000

6376

Think (About It) Lyn Collins · People Records · 1972 99.000

6377 Talking Timbuktu Ali Farka Touré · Hannibal · 1994 99.000

6378

Silenced The Black Dog · Dust Science Recordings · 2005 99.000

6379 Suckfish Audion · Spectral Sound · 2005 99.000

6380 Observator The Raveonettes · VICE Records · 2012 99.000

6381 Down to Earth The Undisputed Truth · 1974 98.900

6382 Hea Hoa Hoa Hea Hea Hoa Feeling B · AMIGA · 1989 98.900

6383 Lights… Camera… Revolution! Suicidal Tendencies · Epic · 1990 98.900

6384 Terremoto Litfiba · CGD · 1993 98.900