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 2920

70057 Another Country Tift Merritt · Fantasy · 2008 10.790

70058 Night Terror Helms Alee · Hydra Head Records · 2008 10.790

70059

Les voix de l'apocalypse L'effet c'est moi · SkullLine · 2008 10.790

70060 Oaks Ethan Rose · WEATHER · 2008 10.790

70061 Poldermodel Polder · Intacto Records · 2008 10.790

70062 Baltic Fleet Baltic Fleet · Blow Up Records · 2008 10.790

70063 Not as Good as the Book The Tangent · Inside Out Music · 2008 10.790

70064 The Long & Dangerous Sea Moke · [PIAS] Holland · 2009 10.790

70065

Towards the Sun Alexi Murdoch · City Slang · 2009 10.790

70066 A Society in Which No Tear Is Shed Is Inconceivably Mediocre Yoñlu · Luaka Bop · 2009 10.790

70067 Smoothness Extract (Deep Night At Ishigaki) Lambent · Project: Mooncircle · 2009 10.790

70068 Love Is Gone Dommin · Roadrunner Records · 2009 10.790

70069 Spring of Hate The Setting Son · 2009 10.790

70070 For Sardines Space Is No Problem The Movements · Sulatron Records · 2009 10.790

70071

Infinite Guitar 3 / Guitar & Bass Improvisations 3 Final · Avalanche Recordings · 2009 10.790

70072 100 Proof: The Hangover Statik Selektah · Brick Records · 2010 10.790

70073 Mourn Apparent Symmetry · Abstrakt Reflections · 2010 10.790

70074

Children of Another God Nick Magnus · 2010 10.790

70075 Return to Zero Spiritual Beggars · Inside Out Music · 2010 10.790

70076 Hinterland An Pierlé & White Velvet · [PIAS] Recordings · 2010 10.790

70077 Reconquer Sleep or Disappear Tom Smith · Savage Land · 2010 10.790

70078 High Street Helmet of Gnats · Ambient Records · 2010 10.790

70079 Lejos. No tan lejos. Hello Seahorse! · EMI · 2010 10.790

70080 The Beat Goes On Emilie‐Claire Barlow · Victor · 2010 10.790