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 319

7633 Satan’s Circus Death in Vegas · Drone · 2004 88.800

7634 Xenosapien Cephalic Carnage · Relapse Records · 2007 88.800

7635

Rondò Veneziano Rondò Veneziano · Baby Records · 1980 88.750

7636 The Genius of Venice Rondò Veneziano · Ferroway Records · 1986 88.750

7637

The Cosmos Rocks Queen + Paul Rodgers · Parlophone · 2008 88.750

7638

Photographs as Memories Eyeless in Gaza · Cherry Red Records · 1981 88.740

7639

Alter Ego Alter Ego · Harthouse · 1994 88.740

7640 Bending New Corners Erik Truffaz · Blue Note · 1999 88.740

7641 The Maggot Melvins · Ipecac Recordings · 1999 88.740

7642

Ten cLOUDDEAD · Big Dada · 2004 88.740

7643 The Delta Sweete Bobbie Gentry · Capitol Records · 1968 88.580

7644 Olinga Milt Jackson · CTI · 1974 88.580

7645 The Handwriting Is on the Wall Ann Peebles · Hi Records · 1977 88.580

7646 Golden Time of Day Maze · Capitol Records · 1978 88.580

7647 Socialized Hate Atrophy · Roadrunner Records · 1988 88.580

7648

Intermix Intermix · Third Mind Records · 1992 88.580

7649 Midnight Man Richard Bartz · International Deejay Gigolo Records · 2004 88.580

7650 Fly From Here Yes · Frontiers Records · 2011 88.580

7651 Love Amen Dunes · Sacred Bones Records · 2014 88.580

7652 L-O-V-E Nat King Cole · Capitol Records · 1964 88.560

7653

Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield · ATCO Records · 1966 88.560

7654 Cast of Thousands The Adverts · RCA Victor · 1979 88.560

7655 The Best of Mancini Henry Mancini · BMG · 1993 88.560

7656

Chatterton Alain Bashung · Barclay · 1994 88.560