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 288

6889 Flame Ronnie Laws · United Artists · 1978 94.710

6890

Hoezo? Clouseau · 1989 94.710

6891 From the Underground and Below Overkill · Steamhammer · 1997 94.710

6892 Scientist Encounters Pac-Man Scientist · Greensleeves Records · 1982 94.640

6893

To Be Continued… Elton John · MCA Records · 1990 94.640

6894 El Camino Real William Basinski · 2062 · 2007 94.640

6895 Trip Into the Body Johan Timman · Groove Unlimited · 1981 94.620

6896 Kahdeksas ihme Eppu Normaali · Poko Rekords · 1985 94.620

6897 Bells Hazed · Plus 8 Records Ltd. · 1994 94.620

6898 (Ch-Vox) Seefeel · Rephlex · 1996 94.620

6899 Lord of Lords Alice Coltrane · impulse! · 1972 94.600

6900 The Great Pretender Lester Bowie · ECM Records · 1981 94.600

6901 War and Pain Voivod · Metal Blade Records · 1984 94.600

6902

To the Maxximum Maxx · Blow Up · 1994 94.600

6903

Dark Age of Reason Arcana · Cold Meat Industry · 1996 94.600

6904 One Colour Just Reflects Another Up, Bustle & Out · TOY’S FACTORY · 1996 94.600

6905

40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Xzibit · RCA · 1998 94.600

6906

Burton Cummings Burton Cummings · Sony BMG Music Entertainment · 1976 94.530

6907 Harbor America · Warner Bros. Records · 1977 94.500

6908 No Fun Aloud Glenn Frey · Asylum Records · 1982 94.500

6909 Dealing With the Dead Plan 9 · Midnight Records · 1984 94.500

6910 The Unboxed Set Angry Samoans · Triple X Records · 1995 94.500

6911 The Four Quarters Vladislav Delay · Huume · 2005 94.500

6912 The Third Mind Movements Throbbing Gristle · Industrial Records · 2009 94.500