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 33

769 Vocalcity Luomo · Force Tracks · 2000 300.300

770 It’s a Beautiful Day It’s a Beautiful Day · Columbia · 1969 300.120

771

Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches Happy Mondays · Factory · 1990 300.080

772

Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy) Brian Eno · Island · 1974 299.930

773

Tides Arovane · City Centre Offices · 2000 299.930

774 Give ’Em Enough Rope The Clash · Epic · 1978 299.630

775 I.F.O. (Identified Flying Object) Pleiadians · Dragonfly Records · 1997 299.250

776

Borboletta Santana · Columbia · 1974 299.200

777

From Here We Go Sublime The Field · Kompakt · 2007 299.040

778 Mirrored Battles · Warp · 2007 298.080

779 Wavelength Van Morrison · Warner Bros. Records · 1978 297.990

780 In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama DJ Tiësto · Songbird · 2002 297.900

781

New Dubby Conquerors Seeed · wea · 2001 297.600

782

Communiqué Dire Straits · Vertigo · 1979 297.540

783 In the Middle of Nowhere: The 4th Album Modern Talking · Hansa · 1986 297.500

784

Another Side Fingers Inc. · Jack Trax · 1988 297.350

785 Triumph and Agony Warlock · Vertigo · 1987 296.840

786 Pageant Material Kacey Musgraves · Mercury Nashville · 2015 296.670

787 100% No Soul Guaranteed Nasenbluten · Industrial Strength Records · 1995 296.660

788 The Singles Collection David Bowie · EMI · 1993 296.560

789 Endless Summer Fennesz · P‐VINE RECORDS · 2001 296.370

790 The Fine Art of Surfacing The Boomtown Rats · Mercury Records · 1979 296.250

791

Countdown to Ecstasy Steely Dan · ABC Records · 1973 295.800

792

Reunion Black Sabbath · Epic · 1998 294.950