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 394

9433

A Meeting by the River Ry Cooder · Water Lily Acoustics · 1993 77.430

9434

We Will Meet Again Bill Evans · Warner Bros. Records · 1993 77.430

9435 Losing Streak Less Than Jake · Capitol Records · 1996 77.430

9436 Discord Geoff White · Force Inc. Music Works · 2003 77.430

9437 The Collapse of the Wave Function DMX Krew · Rephlex · 2004 77.430

9438 Viaticum Esbjörn Svensson Trio · ACT · 2005 77.430

9439 Paint a Lady Susan Christie · 2006 77.430

9440 Imperial Horizon Kevin Drumm · Hospital Productions · 2009 77.430

9441

Axioma Ethica Odini Enslaved · Indie Recordings · 2010 77.430

9442 Starz Starz · Capitol Records · 1976 77.420

9443

Backdoor Possibilities Birth Control · Boutique · 1976 77.420

9444 Inner Conflicts Billy Cobham · Atlantic · 1978 77.420

9445 Profumo Gianna Nannini · Metronome · 1986 77.420

9446 Sign in the Sky China · Vertigo · 1989 77.420

9447 Techno Animal Versus Reality Techno Animal · City Slang · 1998 77.420

9448 Kuruption! Kurupt · A&M Records · 1998 77.420

9449 Who Else! Jeff Beck · Epic · 1999 77.420

9450 Lost Decade Alex Chilton · Last Call Records · 2003 77.420

9451 Liberation 1349 · Irond · 2003 77.420

9452 Das Hohelied Salomos Popol Vuh · United Artists · 1975 77.400

9453 Nobody's Fools Slade · Polydor · 1976 77.400

9454 Make a Record The Suicide Commandos · Blank Records · 1978 77.400

9455 Okay Okay Boys Kliché · Medley Records · 1982 77.400

9456 Fire in the Brain Oz · Combat · 1983 77.400