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 3608

86569 Heavenseeker Galloglass · 2005 7.020

86570 Never to Play the Servant Shatter Messiah · Dockyard 1 · 2006 7.020

86571 Illuminare Umbrellas · The Militia Group · 2006 7.020

86572 Introducing Etran Finatawa Etran Finatawa · 2006 7.020

86573 Dripping With Blood Defloration · Remission Records · 2006 7.020

86574 Autofan Exchpoptrue · Popcornlab · 2006 7.020

86575 Terminus Ante Quem Shadows Land · Empire Records · 2006 7.020

86576 A Piece of Yesterday: The Anthology Al Stewart · EMI · 2006 7.020

86577 Visible Forms Audrey · Tenderversion · 2006 7.020

86578 Agents & Jorma Kääriäinen... Is Allright Agents · Parlophone · 2006 7.020

86579 Extraterrestrial Highway Ten East · Alone Records · 2006 7.020

86580 Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! hellogoodbye · Drive‐Thru Records · 2006 7.020

86581 III Force of Nature · Mule Musiq · 2006 7.020

86582

One-X Three Days Grace · Jive · 2006 7.020

86583 The Lost Takoma Sessions Mark Fosson · Drag City · 2006 7.020

86584 Sunlight at Secondhand Nights Like These · Victory Records · 2007 7.020

86585

Chapter Eight, the Golden State Heideroosjes · Fairytale Records · 2007 7.020

86586 Under the Boards Saves the Day · Vagrant Records · 2007 7.020

86587

Different Places Plastic Operator · 2007 7.020

86588 Smoke White Williams · Tigerbeat6 · 2007 7.020

86589 Holy Armour From the Jaws of God October File · Candlelight Records · 2007 7.020

86590 Last Day in Paradise Alex Skolnick Trio · Magnatude Records · 2007 7.020

86591 Better in the Dark Rogue Traders · Columbia · 2007 7.020

86592 Sleepdrunk Seasons Hjaltalín · Excelsior Recordings · 2007 7.020