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 331

7921

The Ecstatic Mos Def · Downtown · 2009 86.520

7922 Two Is One Charlie Rouse · Strata-East · 1974 86.490

7923

Glider The Sight Below · Ghostly International · 2008 86.490

7924 Can’t Sleep Kryptic Minds · Black Box · 2011 86.490

7925

Collected The Allman Brothers Band · Universal Music · 2012 86.490

7926 飛・び・ま・す山崎ハコ · エレックレコード · 1975 86.480

7927 The Parables of S.J.U. The S.J.U. Project · Defender · 1996 86.480

7928 Return to Paradise Imperio · 1996 86.480

7929

Reference CiM · deFocus · 2000 86.480

7930

:Eta Carinae: Herbst9 · Loki Foundation · 2001 86.480

7931 Everybody Loves a Winner Glenn Jones · RCA · 1983 86.450

7932 Pro Patria Signal Aout 42 · 1989 86.450

7933 Release Emmanuel Top · Attack Records · 1995 86.450

7934 Digital ist besser Tocotronic · L’Age d’Or · 1995 86.450

7935

The Juggeling Alchemists Under the Black Light Etnica · 1995 86.450

7936 Void Leo Anibaldi · Rephlex · 1996 86.450

7937 Lost Souls Doves · Astralwerks · 2000 86.450

7938

Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela · Rubyworks · 2006 86.450

7939 Call to Mind Commix · Metalheadz · 2007 86.450

7940 Tim Maia Tim Maia · Polydor · 1970 86.450

7941 Rock & Roll Vanilla Fudge · ATCO Records · 1969 86.400

7942

Future Games Fleetwood Mac · Rhino · 1971 86.400

7943 Interzone Interzone · wea · 1981 86.400

7944 Past Light William Ackerman · Windham Hill Records · 1983 86.400