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 530

12697 Conquistador! Cecil Taylor · Blue Note · 1967 63.510

12698 Beowülf Beowülf · Suicidal Records · 1986 63.510

12699 In the Graveyard Dead Moon · M'Lady's Records · 1988 63.510

12700 Too Long in the Wasteland James McMurtry · Columbia · 1989 63.510

12701

Gala Lush · 4AD · 1990 63.510

12702

Funk Your Head Up Ultramagnetic MC’s · Mercury Records · 1992 63.510

12703 Trip Cause & Effect · BMG · 1994 63.510

12704

Salaam Alekum, Bastard Muslimgauze · Soleilmoon Recordings · 1995 63.510

12705

Drum & Bass Strip to the Bone Sly & Robbie · Palm Pictures · 1998 63.510

12706 Dub Chamber 3 Bill Laswell · ROIR · 2000 63.510

12707

Baghdad Muslimgauze · Staalplaat · 2000 63.510

12708 Revelation Nausea Vomitory · Metal Blade Records · 2001 63.510

12709

Or Golden Boy · Ladomat 2000 · 2001 63.510

12710 Gravity Anekdoten · Virtalevy · 2003 63.510

12711

The Morning Never Came Swallow the Sun · Firebox Records · 2003 63.510

12712 Burning Off Impurities Grails · Temporary Residence Limited · 2007 63.510

12713 Supernatural Saafi Brothers · Ayia Napa · 2007 63.510

12714 Smoke & Mirrors The Eden House · Jungle Records · 2009 63.510

12715

Three Hours TriORE · Cold Meat Industry · 2009 63.510

12716 Viva Boma COS · 1976 63.480

12717

The Inner Cinema Soma · Extreme · 1996 63.480

12718 Carnivorous Erection Regurgitate · Relapse Records · 2000 63.480

12719

Dreamland Robert Plant · Mercury Records · 2002 63.480

12720 Consume the Forsaken Disgorge · Unique Leader Records · 2002 63.480