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 32

745 First Circle Pat Metheny Group · ECM Records · 1984 303.630

746 Left Hand Path Entombed · Earache Records · 1990 303.600

747

A Sufi and a Killer Gonjasufi · Warp · 2010 303.600

748 If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues · Island · 1988 303.580

749

Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland Shpongle · Twisted Records · 2009 303.300

750 Anthem of the Sun Grateful Dead · Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records · 1968 303.240

751

Kraftwerk 2 Kraftwerk · Philips · 1972 303.240

752

Streetlife Serenade Billy Joel · Columbia · 1974 303.000

753

Midnight Madness Night Ranger · MCA Records · 1983 303.000

754

Rounds Four Tet · Domino · 2003 302.400

755

Saturnz Return Goldie · FFRR · 1998 301.920

756 Mechanical Resonance Tesla · Geffen Records · 1986 301.890

757

Live at the BBC The Beatles · Apple Records · 1994 301.890

758

Fugazi Marillion · EMI · 1984 301.750

759 King of the Beach Wavves · Fat Possum Records · 2010 301.750

760

In the City The Jam · Polydor · 1977 301.020

761

Internal Affairs Pharoahe Monch · Rawkus Records · 1999 301.020

762 Twilight of the Thunder God Amon Amarth · Metal Blade Records · 2008 301.020

763 Vortex Final Exposure · Plus 8 Records Ltd. · 1991 300.960

764 De‐Loused in the Comatorium The Mars Volta · Universal Records · 2003 300.960

765 Moment of Truth Man With No Name · Delabel · 1996 300.820

766 The Evil Curse of the Vampires Henry 'Junjo' Lawes · Greensleeves Records · 2016 300.800

767

Chunga’s Revenge Frank Zappa · Bizarre · 1970 300.460

768

Reproduction The Human League · Virgin · 1979 300.460