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 358

8569

Pandemonium Killing Joke · Butterfly Records · 1994 82.450

8570 Traitors Misery Index · Relapse Records · 2008 82.450

8571

The Renaissance Q‐Tip · Island · 2008 82.450

8572 Hard Islands Nathan Fake · Border Community · 2009 82.450

8573 In the Falling Dark Bruce Cockburn · True North Records · 1976 82.400

8574 Towering Toccata Lalo Schifrin · CTI · 1977 82.400

8575 10¢ a Dance The Flirts · Rams Horn Records · 1982 82.400

8576 Inky Bloaters Danielle Dax · Awesome Records · 1987 82.400

8577 100% Fun Matthew Sweet · Sony Music Commercial Music Group · 1995 82.400

8578 Oedipus Schmoedipus Barry Adamson · Mute · 1996 82.400

8579

Best Scorpions · EMI · 1999 82.400

8580 Hear My Cry Sonique · Serious · 2000 82.400

8581 Under Construction Missy Elliott · Elektra · 2002 82.400

8582 Again Colder · Output · 2003 82.400

8583

Bleed Like Me Garbage · Geffen Records · 2005 82.400

8584

Juggernaut Lustmord · Hydra Head Records · 2007 82.400

8585

Tome VI Ange · Philips · 1977 82.390

8586 Perlenfischer Puhdys · AMIGA · 1977 82.390

8587 One Down Material · Elektra · 1982 82.390

8588 Tiggarens tal Imperiet · 1988 82.390

8589 Unusual Heat Foreigner · Atlantic · 1991 82.390

8590

Three Snakes and One Charm The Black Crowes · American Recordings · 1996 82.390

8591 Minidisc Gescom · OR · 1998 82.390

8592 Feeling Strangely Fine Semisonic · MCA Records · 1998 82.390