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 432

10345 The Last Record Album Little Feat · Warner Bros. Records · 1975 72.980

10346 The Count Bishops The Count Bishops · Chiswick · 1977 72.980

10347 Reunion The Temptations · Motown · 1982 72.980

10348 Rock Therapy Stray Cats · EMI America · 1986 72.980

10349 Don't Get Mad... Get Even Victory · Metronome · 1986 72.980

10350 Endless Vainio · Mute · 1998 72.980

10351 Distorted Disco Asche · Ant‐Zen · 2000 72.980

10352 Statues Moloko · Echo · 2003 72.980

10353 The End of Heartache Killswitch Engage · Roadrunner Records · 2004 72.980

10354

Howl Black Rebel Motorcycle Club · RCA · 2005 72.980

10355 Virus Hypocrisy · Nuclear Blast · 2005 72.980

10356 Dirt Farmer Levon Helm · Dirt Farmer Music · 2007 72.980

10357

Esperanza Esperanza Spalding · Heads Up International · 2008 72.980

10358

Take Care, Take Care, Take Care Explosions in the Sky · Temporary Residence Limited · 2011 72.980

10359 Say It Loud! Lou Donaldson · Blue Note · 1969 72.980

10360

Filosofem Burzum · Misanthropy Records · 1996 72.980

10361

Youth Attack! Charles Bronson · Lengua Armada · 1997 72.980

10362 Armin van Buuren 004: Transparance Armin van Buuren · United Recordings · 2002 72.980

10363 To Sing of Desecration Ophidian as Raziel · 2007 72.980

10364 Pyrrhula Nordvargr · Cold Spring · 2008 72.980

10365 Some Tough City Tony Carey · MCA Records · 1984 72.960

10366

Knowledge Is King Kool Moe Dee · Jive · 1989 72.960

10367 A New Day at Midnight David Gray · iht Records · 2002 72.960

10368

The Boy With No Name Travis · Independiente · 2007 72.960