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 478

11449

Do Me Baby Meli’sa Morgan · Capitol Records · 1986 68.060

11450 The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived with... the Best Band I Ever Had Buddy Rich · 1990 68.060

11451 Life in the Streets Prince Ital Joe · Ultraphonic · 1994 68.060

11452 The Moog Cookbook The Moog Cookbook · Restless Records · 1996 68.060

11453 A Perfect Pain Merzbow · Cold Spring · 1999 68.060

11454

Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield · Mercury Records · 2012 68.060

11455 Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople · Island · 1969 68.060

11456 Sagan om ringen Bo Hansson · Silence Records · 1970 68.060

11457 Seven Secrets Fruupp · Dawn · 1974 68.060

11458 Blue Benson George Benson · Polydor · 1976 68.060

11459 Maximum Stimulation The Jimmy Castor Bunch · Atlantic · 1977 68.060

11460 Red Skies Over Paradise Fischer‐Z · Liberty · 1981 68.060

11461 Power of the Hunter Tank · Kamaflage Records · 1982 68.060

11462 One Nation Underground Hawaii · Shrapnel Records · 1983 68.060

11463 Gaudí Robert Rich · Hearts of Space Records · 1991 68.060

11464 Fourth / Fifth Soft Machine · Columbia · 1999 68.060

11465 Finisterra Mägo de Oz · Locomotive Music · 2000 68.060

11466 Dopamin Böhse Onkelz · rule23 · 2002 68.060

11467 …And Time Begins Decrepit Birth · Unique Leader Records · 2003 68.060

11468 Rock 'n' Roll Testament Karthago · Bellaphon · 1975 68.040

11469 Celi Bee & the Buzzy Bunch Celi Bee & the Buzzy Bunch · APA Records · 1977 68.040

11470

Push Bros · CBS · 1988 68.040

11471 Vixen Vixen · EMI Manhattan · 1988 68.040

11472 Goodnight L.A. Magnum · Polydor · 1990 68.040