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 293

7009

Somewhere Out in Space Gamma Ray · Noise Records · 1997 93.740

7010

Le Feu sacré Dernière Volonté · Hau Ruck! · 2000 93.740

7011 Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild CKY · Island · 2002 93.740

7012

Communication Karl Bartos · Home Records · 2003 93.740

7013 The Ballad of John Henry Joe Bonamassa · 2009 93.740

7014

Interface Heldon · Cobra · 1977 93.730

7015 Desideratum Synaesthesia · Hypnotic Records · 1995 93.730

7016 Siempre es hoy Gustavo Cerati · Ariola · 2002 93.730

7017

Basementality Amp Fiddler · Genuine · 2002 93.730

7018 Liminal Space Xanopticon · Hymen Records · 2003 93.730

7019 World Tour: Washington Ferry Corsten · Tsunami · 2003 93.730

7020 A New Time - A New Day The Chambers Brothers · Columbia · 1968 93.600

7021 Sesame Street Fever Sesame Street · Children’s Television Workshop · 1978 93.600

7022 Farewell My Summer Love Michael Jackson · Motown · 1984 93.600

7023 The Charlatans The Charlatans · Beggars Banquet · 1995 93.600

7024 DJ-Kicks: Vikter Duplaix Vikter Duplaix · !K7 · 2002 93.600

7025

Majestic Gamma Ray · Sanctuary Records · 2005 93.600

7026 Stacked Deck The Amazing Rhythm Aces · ABC Records · 1975 93.600

7027 Ho visto anche degli zingari felici Claudio Lolli · Columbia Records · 1976 93.600

7028 Fire Wind Electric Sun · BMG · 1981 93.600

7029 Eye to Eye 220 Volt · CBS · 1988 93.600

7030 Transphormer Alter Ego · Klang Elektronik · 2004 93.600

7031

Snakes & Arrows Rush · Atlantic · 2007 93.600

7032 Love City Ronn Matlock · Cotillion · 1979 93.600