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 499

11953 Blacksmith Jimmy Smith · 1974 66.220

11954 Cliché 大貫妙子 · RCA · 1982 66.220

11955 Novice Alain Bashung · Barclay · 1989 66.220

11956 The New World Order Armando · Trax Records · 1993 66.220

11957 Embalmed Existence Resurrection · Nuclear Blast America · 1993 66.220

11958 Raggasonic Raggasonic · Source · 1995 66.220

11959 Phonehead Spyra · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1997 66.220

11960 Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire Hatebreed · Victory Records · 1997 66.220

11961

Nighttime Nightrhymes :Of the Wand & the Moon: · Euphonious Records · 1999 66.220

11962 Dharma Merzbow · Hydra Head Records · 2001 66.220

11963

What It Is to Burn Finch · MCA Records · 2002 66.220

11964 Chiaroscuro Arve Henriksen · Rune Grammofon · 2004 66.220

11965

VVorldVVithoutEnd Katharsis · Norma Evangelium Diaboli · 2006 66.220

11966 The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast Matmos · Matador · 2006 66.220

11967

Earl Earl Sweatshirt · 2010 66.220

11968 Kiss Each Other Clean Iron & Wine · 4AD · 2011 66.220

11969

Live.Love.A$AP A$AP Rocky · 2011 66.220

11970 Puzzle People The Temptations · Tamla Motown · 1969 66.120

11971 Changing Times Four Tops · Motown · 1970 66.120

11972 Fiyo on the Bayou The Neville Brothers · A&M Records · 1981 66.120

11973 Gioielli rubati Alice · EMI · 1985 66.120

11974 Pop Goes the World Men Without Hats · Mercury Records · 1987 66.120

11975

Fly or Die N*E*R*D · Virgin · 2004 66.120

11976 Far Canal Jody Grind · Transatlantic Records · 1970 66.120