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 437

10465 La Varieté Weekend · Rough Trade · 1982 72.240

10466 Cocked & Loaded L.A. Guns · Vertigo · 1989 72.240

10467 Cherry Pie Warrant · CBS · 1990 72.240

10468 Good Looking Blues Laika · Too Pure · 2000 72.240

10469 This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) Chevelle · Epic · 2004 72.240

10470 The Poison Bullet for My Valentine · Visible Noise · 2005 72.240

10471 Imperial State Electric Imperial State Electric · Psychout Records · 2010 72.240

10472 Defrosted Frijid Pink · Deram · 1970 72.240

10473 You Fooled Me Grey and Hanks · RCA Victor · 1978 72.240

10474 More Fun in the New World X · Elektra · 1983 72.240

10475 Do We Really Want to Hurt You? The F.U.'s · Taang! Records · 1984 72.240

10476 The Loud Blaring Punk Rock LP Peter and the Test Tube Babies · Hairy Pie Records · 1985 72.240

10477 Firing Squad M.O.P. · Relativity Records · 1996 72.240

10478

Slapstick Nor Elle · Mole Listening Pearls · 2001 72.240

10479

Light of a Dead Star Nehëmah · 2002 72.240

10480 Self Defence: Never, Never, Land Reconstructed and Bonus Beats UNKLE · GU Music · 2006 72.240

10481

Station Russian Circles · Suicide Squeeze Records · 2008 72.240

10482

Yesterday and Today The Field · Kompakt · 2009 72.240

10483 Volume Two Manfred Mann Chapter Three · Vertigo · 1970 72.210

10484 Mountainscapes Barre Phillips · ECM Records · 1976 72.210

10485 Rotolando respirando Pooh · CGD · 1977 72.210

10486

The Biggest Prize in Sport 999 · Polydor · 1979 72.210

10487 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam · Columbia · 1985 72.210

10488 Morpheus Delerium · Dossier · 1989 72.210