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 39

913

Life Simply Red · EastWest · 1995 274.920

914

Too Much Too Soon New York Dolls · Mercury Records · 1974 274.680

915

Vegas The Crystal Method · Outpost Recordings · 1997 274.680

916

Self Portrait Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1970 274.560

917

Brother Where You Bound Supertramp · A&M Records · 1985 274.560

918

Veckatimest Grizzly Bear · Warp · 2009 274.560

919 A Single Man Elton John · The Rocket Record Company · 1978 274.500

920 Blood & Chocolate Elvis Costello & The Attractions · Columbia · 1986 274.400

921 Steppenwolf 7 Steppenwolf · Dunhill Records · 1970 274.360

922

Lawyers in Love Jackson Browne · Asylum Records · 1983 274.360

923 Everybody Loves the Sunshine Roy Ayers Ubiquity · Polydor · 1976 274.350

924 Ammnesia Mr. Fingers · Jack Trax · 1988 273.600

925

Nothing has changed. David Bowie · Parlophone · 2014 273.540

926

The Book of Taliesyn Deep Purple · Tetragrammaton Records · 1968 273.340

927

Atmosfear Glenn Underground · Peacefrog Records · 1996 273.240

928

Profondo rosso Goblin · Ariola · 1975 273.230

929 Brass Construction II Brass Construction · United Artists · 1976 273.070

930

A Secret Wish Propaganda · Island · 1985 273.000

931 Blood Money Tom Waits · Anti‐ · 2002 272.800

932 For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night Caravan · Deram · 1973 272.620

933 Primitive Cool Mick Jagger · Atlantic · 1987 272.320

934

Discovers the Rings of Saturn X-102 · Tresor · 1992 272.320

935

Look Around Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 · A&M Records · 1967 272.160

936 Into the Labyrinth Dead Can Dance · 4AD · 1993 272.090