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 390

9337 Central Heating Heatwave · Epic · 1978 78.020

9338 Still Out of Order Infa Riot · Secret Records · 1982 78.020

9339 The Jets The Jets · MCA Records · 1985 78.020

9340 Possessed Balanescu Quartet · Elektra · 1992 78.020

9341 Across the Open Sea Unleashed · Century Media · 1993 78.020

9342 Rings Around the World Super Furry Animals · Epic · 2001 78.020

9343 The Arrival Hypocrisy · Nuclear Blast · 2004 78.020

9344 Superfunk Funk Inc. · Prestige · 1973 78.020

9345 Landscapes & Machines P. Laoss · Somnia · 2009 78.020

9346 A Collection of Short Stories Reload · Infonet · 1993 78.010

9347 Cicada Deuter · Kuckuck · 1982 78.000

9348 Das vierte Programm Otto Waalkes · Rüssl Räckords · 1992 78.000

9349 Don’t Cry Now Linda Ronstadt · Asylum Records · 1973 78.000

9350 Shine On L.T.D. · A&M Records · 1980 78.000

9351 Heaven 17 Heaven 17 · Arista · 1982 78.000

9352 Machismo Cameo · Atlanta Artists · 1988 78.000

9353 Brushfire Fairytales Jack Johnson · Everloving Records · 2000 78.000

9354 The Joy of Gunz Combichrist · Out of Line · 2003 78.000

9355 Plat du Jour Matthew Herbert · 2005 78.000

9356 Wouldn’t You Like It Bay City Rollers · Bell Records · 1975 77.970

9357 Pathfinder Beggars Opera · Vertigo · 1972 77.900

9358 Making Music Bill Withers · Columbia · 1975 77.900

9359 The Devil in Me Thelma Houston · Motown · 1977 77.900

9360 Storyville Robbie Robertson · Geffen Records · 1991 77.900