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 335

8017 Church of Acid Velvet Acid Christ · Off Beat · 1996 86.000

8018 Spektrum Weltweit (Remixes) Sender Berlin · Tresor · 2000 86.000

8019

Hittin’ the Note The Allman Brothers Band · Sanctuary Records · 2003 86.000

8020

Music by Cavelight Blockhead · Ninja Tune · 2004 86.000

8021 [ O T H E R ] Lustmord · Hydra Head Records · 2008 86.000

8022 An Overdose of Death... Toxic Holocaust · Relapse Records · 2008 86.000

8023 III: Arcade Dynamics Ducktails · Woodsist · 2011 86.000

8024 Nightshift Commodores · Motown · 1985 85.880

8025 When the Mirror Cracks Q5 · Music for Nations · 1986 85.880

8026 The Guide (Wommat) Youssou N’Dour · Columbia · 1994 85.880

8027 Marks Alquin · Polydor · 1972 85.860

8028

New Harvest… First Gathering Dolly Parton · RCA Victor · 1977 85.860

8029 Kille Kille Pankow · AMIGA · 1983 85.860

8030 Ultra Vivid Scene Ultra Vivid Scene · 4AD · 1988 85.860

8031

Monumension Enslaved · Osmose Productions · 2001 85.860

8032 The Wind Warren Zevon · Artemis Records · 2003 85.860

8033

Circle Amorphis · Nuclear Blast · 2013 85.860

8034 Paladin Paladin · Bronze · 1971 85.850

8035 Round 2 The Stylistics · 1972 85.850

8036 Bananamour Kevin Ayers · Harvest · 1973 85.850

8037

Enemigos de lo ajeno El Último de la Fila · PDI · 1986 85.850

8038 Deception Ignored Deathrow · Noise International · 1988 85.850

8039

I Wish My Brother George Was Here Del the Funky Homosapien · Elektra · 1991 85.850

8040

A Day on Our Planet Spicelab · Harthouse · 1994 85.850