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 38

889 Fire Ohio Players · Mercury Records · 1974 278.880

890

Man on the Line Chris de Burgh · A&M Records · 1984 278.860

891 Islands King Crimson · Island · 1971 278.800

892

Foreigner Foreigner · Atlantic · 1977 278.640

893 Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt · Virgin · 1974 278.460

894

Studio Tan Frank Zappa · DiscReet · 1978 277.600

895 Carney Leon Russell · Capitol Records · 1972 277.290

896

Younger Than Yesterday The Byrds · CBS · 1967 277.220

897 Quartet Ultravox · Chrysalis · 1982 277.200

898 Jeopardy The Sound · Korova · 1980 277.200

899

Digital Nation Bad Company UK · BC Recordings · 2000 276.920

900 (Untitled) The Byrds · CBS · 1970 276.430

901 Iron Fist Motörhead · Bronze · 1982 276.390

902 A Different Kind of Tension Buzzcocks · United Artists · 1979 276.250

903 Clutching at Straws Marillion · EMI · 1987 276.060

904 Equinox Styx · A&M Records · 1975 275.880

905 Hats The Blue Nile · Linn Records · 1989 275.730

906

Motor Booty Affair Parliament · Casablanca Records · 1978 275.520

907

One Word Extinguisher Prefuse 73 · Warp · 2003 275.400

908 Suicide Suicide · Bronze · 1977 275.400

909 Olias of Sunhillow Jon Anderson · Atlantic · 1976 275.340

910 Byrds The Byrds · Asylum Records · 1973 275.280

911 África Brasil Jorge Ben · Philips · 1976 275.280

912 Bustin’ Out of L Seven Rick James · Motown · 1979 275.200