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 299

7153

Swoon Silversun Pickups · Dangerbird Records · 2009 92.650

7154

Civilian Wye Oak · Merge Records · 2011 92.650

7155 Reachy Prints Plaid · Warp · 2014 92.650

7156 The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone John Zorn · Nonesuch · 1986 92.560

7157 Unbound Merciless · No Fashion Records · 1994 92.560

7158 Soil Terre Thaemlitz · Instinct Ambient · 1995 92.560

7159 Get Some Snot · Geffen Records · 1997 92.560

7160 Kalte Sterne: Early Recordings Einstürzende Neubauten · Mute · 2004 92.560

7161

The Divine Invasion Bluetech · Aleph Zero Records · 2009 92.560

7162 How Men Are Heaven 17 · Virgin · 1984 92.500

7163

Night of a Thousand Candles The Men They Couldn’t Hang · Imp Records · 1985 92.430

7164 Dangerous Age Bad Company · Atlantic · 1988 92.430

7165

Too Long in Exile Van Morrison · Polydor · 1993 92.430

7166 Motion Picture Yello · Mercury Records · 1999 92.430

7167 Wireless Luke Slater · novamute · 1999 92.430

7168

Make Believe Weezer · Geffen Records · 2005 92.400

7169

Bite Altered Images · Epic · 1983 92.400

7170 High Country Snows Dan Fogelberg · Epic · 1985 92.400

7171 Chicago 19 Chicago · 1988 92.400

7172 Regeneration The Divine Comedy · Parlophone · 2001 92.400

7173 Boogie With Canned Heat Canned Heat · Liberty · 1968 92.400

7174 Ring Gary Burton Quintet · ECM Records · 1974 92.400

7175 Za ostatni grosz Budka Suflera · Tonpress · 1982 92.400

7176 No Rest for the Wicked New Model Army · EMI · 1985 92.400