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 3927

94225 40th Anniversary SACD Sampler The Kinks · KOCH Records · 2005 5.600

94226 Let Them Be Little Billy Dean · Curb Records · 2005 5.600

94227 Hurricane Eric Benét · 2005 5.600

94228 Zahltag Separate · 2005 5.600

94229

New Life Golgotha · Electric Chair · 2005 5.600

94230 Profili svelati Matia Bazar · 2005 5.600

94231 If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something Rebecca St. James · 2005 5.600

94232 Everyone Is Like You Morane · More Down Than Out · 2005 5.600

94233 Silent Company Black Majesty · Limb Music Products · 2005 5.600

94234

The Back Room Editors · Kitchenware Records · 2005 5.600

94235 The Process of Endtime Crematorium · Prosthetic Records · 2005 5.600

94236 No Boundaries Ladysmith Black Mambazo · 2005 5.600

94237 Anger Management 3: The Exclusive Shade 45 Mixtape Clinton Sparks · Shade 45 · 2005 5.600

94238 Pop Polling Accelera Deck · Scarcelight Recordings · 2005 5.600

94239 Life Hit Me Back! · Refuse Records · 2005 5.600

94240 Lost Cool Calm Pete · Embedded Music · 2005 5.600

94241 Earth.Revolt Deadlock · Lifeforce Records · 2005 5.600

94242 For a Special Moment Wave in Head · A Different Drum · 2005 5.600

94243 Mouthfeel Magnapop · 2005 5.600

94244 The Horror of Realization Scars of Tomorrow · Victory Records · 2005 5.600

94245 Pageantry for Martyrs Hour of Penance · Xtreem Music · 2005 5.600

94246 Ominosity Milemarker · Eyeball Records · 2005 5.600

94247 Free Alex Bugnon · 2005 5.600

94248 Unorthodox Creative Criteria Coprofago · Sekhmet Records · 2005 5.600