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 468

11209 Volume 1 The Ballistic Brothers vs. The Eccentric Afros · On Delancey Street · 1994 69.420

11210 Forever Blue Blue System · Hansa · 1995 69.420

11211 Body to Body Blue System · BMG · 1996 69.420

11212 Below Zero Robert Rich · Side Effects · 1998 69.420

11213 Silent Movie Quiet Village · !K7 · 2008 69.420

11214 Rise Integral · Tympanik Audio · 2008 69.420

11215 Cartography Arve Henriksen · ECM Records · 2008 69.420

11216

Light in the Dark Luke Hess · Echocord · 2009 69.420

11217 Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Electric Moog Orchestra · Musicor Records · 1977 69.350

11218 Song of Seven Jon Anderson · Atlantic · 1980 69.350

11219 Préliminaires Iggy Pop · Virgin · 2009 69.350

11220 Life Mood 1-8 and Remixes Unit Moebius · Silver Recordings · 1996 69.350

11221 State of Confusion The Kinks · Arista · 1983 69.300

11222 In Our Gun Gomez · Virgin · 2002 69.300

11223 Fantasia Lindum Amazing Blondel · Island · 1971 69.300

11224

Further Adventures Of Bruce Cockburn · True North Records · 1978 69.300

11225 Shaky Shakin’ Stevens · Epic · 1981 69.300

11226 Julio Julio Iglesias · CBS · 1983 69.300

11227 Adieu, Sweet Bahnhof Nits · CBS · 1984 69.300

11228 Projects in the Jungle Pantera · Metal Magic Records · 1984 69.300

11229 This Is Not the New Dream Syndicate Album… Live! The Dream Syndicate · A&M Records · 1984 69.300

11230 Making Enemies Is Good Backyard Babies · Supersonic Records · 2001 69.300

11231 When All Else Fails! Der Blutharsch · 2001 69.300

11232 Look How Long Loose Ends · MCA Records · 1990 69.300