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 302

7225 Gung Ho Patti Smith · Arista · 2000 91.960

7226

Inner Life Inner Life · Salsoul Records · 1981 91.910

7227

23 Things Fall Apart Digitonal · Toytronic · 2002 91.910

7228 Stark wie Zwei Udo Lindenberg · Starwatch Music · 2008 91.910

7229 Mirror Man Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band · Buddah Records · 1971 91.840

7230

Amoureuse Véronique Sanson · Elektra · 1972 91.840

7231 Red Queen to Gryphon Three Gryphon · Transatlantic Records · 1974 91.840

7232

Moon Pix Cat Power · Matador · 1998 91.840

7233 Incorporated Grip Inc. · Steamhammer · 2004 91.840

7234

Goodbye Ulrich Schnauss · Independiente · 2007 91.840

7235 Focus Stan Getz · Verve · 1961 91.800

7236 Room to Live The Fall · Cog Sinister · 1982 91.800

7237 Litfiba 3 Litfiba · IRA · 1988 91.800

7238 Nurse Therapy? · A&M Records · 1992 91.800

7239 The Gold Experience Prince · Warner Bros. Records · 1995 91.800

7240 The Odyssey Symphony X · Inside Out Music · 2002 91.800

7241 The Tomorrow Time Forgot Jeff Mills · Axis · 2004 91.800

7242 Voyeur Noise Unit · Soyuz Music · 2005 91.800

7243 Mother Nature's Son Ramsey Lewis · Cadet Records · 1968 91.800

7244

On the Night Dire Straits · Vertigo · 1993 91.800

7245

Seven Sorrows Desiderii Marginis · Cold Meat Industry · 2007 91.800

7246 Mings Feaner Legiac · Sending Orbs · 2007 91.800

7247 Ghetto Blaster The Crusaders · MCA Records · 1984 91.760

7248 Phönix Udo Lindenberg · Polydor · 1986 91.760