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 274

6553 Heartbreaker Dolly Parton · RCA Victor · 1978 97.500

6554

Fragile Francis Cabrel · CBS · 1980 97.500

6555 Homebrew Neneh Cherry · Circa Records · 1992 97.500

6556 Dying for the World W.A.S.P. · Metal-is Records · 2002 97.500

6557 Hallucinating Anxiety Cadaver · Necrosis Records · 1990 97.440

6558 Violent by Nature Atrophy · R/C Records · 1990 97.440

6559 Backlash Bad English · Epic · 1991 97.440

6560 Heaven U96 · Motor Music · 1996 97.440

6561 Viva Los Tioz Böhse Onkelz · rule23 · 1998 97.440

6562 V: The New Mythology Suite Symphony X · EMI · 2000 97.440

6563 Big Band Bossa Nova Quincy Jones · Mercury Records · 1962 97.440

6564 Raw Sienna Savoy Brown · Parrot · 1970 97.440

6565 Schmutzige Zeiten Daily Terror · Aggressive Rockproduktionen · 1982 97.440

6566 Thunder Perfect Mind Nurse With Wound · United Dairies · 1992 97.440

6567 Soundscapes and Modern Tales Shulman · Shaffel Records · 2002 97.440

6568 The Garden of Love Don Ray · Polydor · 1978 97.370

6569 Morphogenetic Fields Atom Heart · Our Choice · 1994 97.370

6570 Electronic Warfare 2.0 Underground Resistance · Underground Resistance · 2007 97.370

6571 Comfortable Void Sync24 · Ultimae Records · 2012 97.370

6572 Leo Kottke Leo Kottke · Chrysalis · 1976 97.280

6573 All the Pain Money Can Buy Fastball · 1998 97.280

6574 Power in the Music The Guess Who · RCA Victor · 1975 97.270

6575 One of Us Kryptic Minds · Swamp 81 · 2009 97.206

6576 Approved by the Motors The Motors · Virgin · 1978 97.200