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 447

10705 Chameleon Maynard Ferguson · Columbia · 1974 71.340

10706 Venusian Summer Lenny White · Atlantic · 1975 71.340

10707 Welcome Home Osibisa · Bronze · 1975 71.340

10708 Bodyswerve Jimmy Barnes · Mushroom Records · 1984 71.340

10709 Extreme Cold Weather Messiah · Massacre Records · 1987 71.340

10710 Rotting Sarcófago · Cogumelo Records · 1989 71.340

10711 The Principle of Doubt Mekong Delta · AAARRG Records · 1989 71.340

10712 Time Mercyful Fate · Metal Blade Records · 1994 71.340

10713 Das ist ein Groovy Beat, ja? Jake Slazenger · Warp · 1996 71.340

10714 Anima Animus The Creatures · Instinct Records · 1998 71.340

10715 When Forever Comes Crashing Converge · Equal Vision Records · 1998 71.340

10716

Three Days Grace Three Days Grace · Jive · 2003 71.340

10717 False Priest of Montreal · Polyvinyl · 2010 71.340

10718 Circense Egberto Gismonti · EMI · 1980 71.340

10719 Music for Listening To B.E.F. · Virgin · 1981 71.340

10720 For the First Time Anywhere Buddy Holly · MCA Records · 1983 71.340

10721 Fun-Tastic Fun Factory · Regular Records · 1995 71.340

10722

[untitled] Grain · FatCat Records · 1997 71.340

10723 Love Sensorama · Ladomat 2000 · 1998 71.340

10724 Them Themselves · anticon. · 2000 71.340

10725 Survival Sickness The (International) Noise Conspiracy · Burning Heart Records · 2000 71.340

10726 Silent Letter America · Capitol Records · 1979 71.280

10727 Kihntinued Greg Kihn Band · Beserkley Records · 1982 71.280

10728 Stand Up The Del Fuegos · Slash · 1987 71.280