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 52

1225 Instant Funk Instant Funk · Salsoul Records · 1979 239.400

1226

basictonalvocabulary Surgeon · Tresor · 1997 239.360

1227 Telekon Gary Numan · Beggars Banquet · 1980 239.040

1228 Landcruising Carl Craig · Blanco y Negro Records · 1995 239.010

1229 Alphaville Alphaville · AMIGA · 1988 238.950

1230

Jugulator Judas Priest · Zero Corporation · 1997 238.500

1231

Present Arms UB40 · Epic · 1981 238.210

1232 Visions of the Emerald Beyond Mahavishnu Orchestra · CBS · 1975 238.000

1233

Powertrip Monster Magnet · A&M Records · 1998 237.720

1234

Year Zero Nine Inch Nails · Interscope Records · 2007 237.600

1235 Cop Swans · 1984 237.600

1236 Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom) Abigor · Napalm Records · 1995 237.600

1237 Dawn Eloy · Harvest · 1976 237.360

1238 Wildflowers Tom Petty · Warner Bros. Records · 1994 237.150

1239 Sterntaler Michael Rother · Sky Records · 1978 236.980

1240 Ssssh. Ten Years After · Deram · 1969 236.880

1241 Dealing With It D.R.I. · Enigma · 1985 236.700

1242 Excavation The Haxan Cloak · Tri Angle · 2013 236.700

1243

L’Élite Trust · CBS · 1979 236.520

1244

Dark Horse George Harrison · Apple Records · 1974 236.360

1245

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand · Domino · 2009 236.300

1246 Souvlaki Slowdive · Creation Records · 1993 236.220

1247 Deseo carnal Alaska y Dinarama · Capitol Records · 1984 236.160

1248 Trust in Trance Astral Projection · TIP Records · 1996 235.940