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 273

6529

Misery Is a Butterfly Blonde Redhead · 4AD · 2004 97.750

6530 Dingly Dell Lindisfarne · Charisma · 1972 97.680

6531 Brasil Ratos de Porão · Roadracer Records · 1989 97.680

6532 Swimming Not Skimming Two Lone Swordsmen · Emissions Audio Output · 1996 97.680

6533

Talk Amongst the Trees Eluvium · Temporary Residence Limited · 2005 97.680

6534 Invol2ver Sasha · 2008 97.680

6535 Buari Buari · RCA · 1975 97.650

6536 I’ll Do My Best The Ritchie Family · RCA Victor · 1982 97.650

6537 Like No One James T. Cotton · Spectral Sound · 2008 97.650

6538 Caught in the Act Commodores · Motown · 1975 97.600

6539 Snakes and Ladders Gerry Rafferty · EMI Electrola GmbH · 1980 97.600

6540 Twang Bar King Adrian Belew · Island · 1983 97.600

6541

Artcore Astrix · Shamanic Tales · 2004 97.600

6542 The Correct Use of Soap Magazine · Virgin · 1980 97.580

6543 Garden of Love Rick James · Motown · 1980 97.580

6544 Thunder Seven Triumph · MCA Records · 1984 97.580

6545

Encore un dernier baiser Niagara · Polydor · 1986 97.580

6546

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Charles Mingus · impulse! · 1964 97.520

6547

“mu” First Part Don Cherry · BYG Records · 1970 97.520

6548 Tractor Tractor · Dandelion Records · 1972 97.520

6549 REQUEST 竹内まりや · MOON RECORDS · 1987 97.520

6550 Traxxdata FPU · Turbo · 2003 97.520

6551 Black Antlers Coil · Threshold House · 2004 97.520

6552 Global Underground 028: Nick Warren in Shanghai Nick Warren · 2005 97.520