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 30

697 Rocky Mountain High John Denver · RCA · 1972 312.780

698

Mistral gagnant Renaud · 1985 312.660

699

Panorama The Cars · Elektra · 1980 312.620

700

Portishead Portishead · Go! Beat · 1997 312.180

701

Alucinação Belchior · Phonogram · 1976 312.080

702 Part 3 KC and the Sunshine Band · Jay Boy · 1976 312.050

703

Wave Patti Smith Group · Arista · 1979 312.000

704 The Magician’s Birthday Uriah Heep · Bronze · 1972 311.640

705

Unreasonable Behaviour Laurent Garnier · F Communications · 2000 311.640

706 Live Tapes Barclay James Harvest · Polydor · 1978 311.260

707 Ladies’ Night Kool & the Gang · Mercury Records · 1979 311.250

708 Earth Jefferson Starship · Grunt · 1978 311.040

709 The Six Wives of Henry VIII Rick Wakeman · A&M Records · 1973 310.400

710

Hongkong Monolake · Chain Reaction · 1997 310.310

711 Excellent Italian Greyhound Shellac · Touch and Go Records · 2007 310.250

712 To Each… A Certain Ratio · Factory · 1981 309.960

713

Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords · Sub Pop Records · 2008 309.760

714 Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts · Warner Bros. Records · 1972 309.750

715

Go Plastic Squarepusher · Warp · 2001 309.720

716

The Creeps Ed Rush & Optical · Virus Recordings · 2000 309.600

717

A Strangely Isolated Place Ulrich Schnauss · City Centre Offices · 2003 309.600

718

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk Emperor · Candlelight Records · 1997 309.400

719 Quo Status Quo · Vertigo · 1974 308.320

720 Selvagem? Os Paralamas do Sucesso · EMI · 1986 307.980