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 515

12337 Three Cheers for the Newlydeads Ashbury Heights · Out of Line · 2007 64.800

12338 Cicero Park Hot Chocolate · Big Tree Records · 1974 64.780

12339 God Save the Queen / Under Heavy Manners Robert Fripp · E’G · 1980 64.780

12340

Greatest Hits, Volume III: 1979–1987 Elton John · Geffen Records · 1987 64.780

12341 Love Moves Kim Wilde · MCA Records · 1990 64.780

12342 David Sanborn David Sanborn · Warner Bros. Records · 1990 64.780

12343 Big Sounds of the Drags Junkie XL · Roadrunner Records · 1999 64.780

12344

Det är ni som e dom konstiga det är jag som e normal Thåström · 1999 64.780

12345 Contact Cosmosis · Transient Records · 2002 64.780

12346

Boucan d’enfer Renaud · Virgin · 2002 64.780

12347 The Charlatans The Charlatans · Philips · 1969 64.780

12348

Quartz Quartz · Marlin · 1978 64.780

12349 Safety in Numbers Crack the Sky · Lifesong Records · 1978 64.780

12350 Another Wasted Night Gang Green · Taang! Records · 1986 64.780

12351 Heavy Rhyme Experience, Volume 1 The Brand New Heavies · Acid Jazz · 1992 64.780

12352 Fook Pigface · Devotion Records · 1992 64.780

12353 Crookt, Crackt, or Fly Gastr del Sol · Drag City · 1994 64.780

12354 On the Wires of Our Nerves Add N to (X) · Mute Corporation · 1998 64.780

12355 Come Touch the Sun Mo’ Horizons · Stereo Deluxe · 1999 64.780

12356 Lonely Runs Both Ways Alison Krauss & Union Station · Rounder · 2004 64.780

12357 20 Granite Creek Moby Grape · 1971 64.740

12358 Slow to Fade Red Guitars · Rough Trade · 1984 64.740

12359

Black Love The Afghan Whigs · Elektra · 1996 64.740

12360

Actual Sounds + Voices Meat Beat Manifesto · Nothing Records · 1998 64.740