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 454

10873 Seligpreisung Popol Vuh · Spalax Music · 1973 70.550

10874 The Cutting Edge Sonny Rollins · Milestone · 1974 70.550

10875 Madam Butterfly Tavares · Capitol Records · 1978 70.550

10876 Genetic Walk Ahmad Jamal · 20th Century-Fox Records · 1980 70.550

10877 Rockin’ Radio Tom Browne · Arista · 1983 70.550

10878 Don’t Tread Damn Yankees · Warner Bros. Records · 1992 70.550

10879

Winter Fish Testosterone Deine Lakaien · Chrom Records · 1996 70.550

10880

Through the Ashes of Empires Machine Head · Roadrunner Records · 2003 70.550

10881 Celestial Ocean Brainticket · RCA Victor · 1972 70.550

10882

Cal Mark Knopfler · Vertigo · 1984 70.550

10883 Hear What I Say C.C.Catch · Metronome · 1989 70.550

10884 One Size Fits All Pink Cream 69 · Epic · 1991 70.550

10885 Anodyne Uncle Tupelo · Sire Records · 1993 70.550

10886

Warpath Six Feet Under · Metal Blade Records · 1997 70.550

10887 Binary Sky Ypsilon 5 · 2004 70.550

10888 Wrack and Ruin Hocico · Out of Line · 2004 70.550

10889 No Said Date Masta Killa · Nature Sounds · 2004 70.550

10890 Winds of War Iron Angel · Steamhammer · 1986 70.520

10891 Field Day Dag Nasty · Giant Records · 1988 70.520

10892 Giant Normal Dwarf Nits · CBS · 1990 70.520

10893

London Hooligan Soul The Ballistic Brothers · Junior Boy’s Own · 1995 70.520

10894 Receive the Flame NON · Mute · 1999 70.520

10895 Brace 4 Impak Da Beatminerz · Rawkus Records · 2001 70.520

10896 Sketched for Life The Advent · Tresor · 2002 70.520