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 455

10897 Emotivision Androcell · Celestial Dragon · 2004 70.520

10898

Black Mountain Black Mountain · Jagjaguwar · 2005 70.520

10899

Something Else by The Kinks The Kinks · Pye Records · 1967 70.520

10900 The Parable of Arable Land The Red Krayola · International Artists · 1967 70.520

10901 Exotika Chris & Cosey · Nettwerk · 1987 70.520

10902 Deep in the Hole Masters of Reality · Brownhouse Recordings · 2001 70.520

10903

The Codex Necro Anaal Nathrakh · Mordgrimm · 2001 70.520

10904 The Dance Paradox Redshape · Delsin Records · 2009 70.520

10905 Kaputt Destroyer · Merge Records · 2011 70.520

10906 Der Stolz italienischer Frauen Ulla Meinecke · RCA · 1985 70.500

10907

A Twist in the Myth Blind Guardian · Nuclear Blast · 2006 70.500

10908 Consciousness III Heavenly Music Corporation · Silent · 1994 70.500

10909 Spellewauerynsherde Akira Rabelais · Argeïphontes · 2004 70.500

10910 Mörkret, kylan, tystnaden & ensamheten D.Å.R.F.D.H.S. · Northern Electronics · 2015 70.500

10911 One by One Alpha & Omega · Steppas Records · 2017 70.500

10912 Portrait The Walker Brothers · Mercury Records · 1966 70.470

10913

Screaming Blue Murder Girlschool · Mercury Records · 1982 70.470

10914 Solid Colors Liz Story · Windham Hill Records · 1983 70.470

10915 Jonah's Ark Skyclad · Noise Records · 1993 70.470

10916

Under the Table and Dreaming Dave Matthews Band · RCA · 1994 70.470

10917 Wake Up! The Boo Radleys · Columbia · 1995 70.470

10918

Hors‐saison Francis Cabrel · Columbia · 1999 70.470

10919 Origin Origin · Relapse Records · 2000 70.470

10920 Two De/Vision · e‐Wave Records · 2001 70.470