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 54

1273

The Monitor Titus Andronicus · XL Recordings · 2010 233.870

1274 Outlaws Outlaws · Arista · 1975 233.600

1275

Mistaken Identity Kim Carnes · EMI America · 1981 233.310

1276

In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America Tiësto · Songbird · 2005 233.200

1277

Point 2 James Ruskin · Tresor · 2000 233.180

1278 Gone to Earth David Sylvian · Virgin · 1986 233.160

1279 Behind the Sun Eric Clapton · Duck Records · 1985 233.050

1280

I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One Yo La Tengo · Matador · 1997 232.960

1281 Harmony in Ultraviolet Tim Hecker · kranky · 2006 232.960

1282 A Day in the Life Wes Montgomery · A&M Records · 1967 232.800

1283 Even Now Barry Manilow · Arista · 1978 232.560

1284 Million Mile Reflections The Charlie Daniels Band · Epic · 1979 232.560

1285 Give My Regards to Broad Street Paul McCartney · Parlophone · 1984 232.500

1286 Frequencies LFO · Tommy Boy · 1991 232.500

1287

IV: The Golden Touch Cerrone · Cotillion · 1978 232.470

1288 Stratosfear Unisex · Double Agent · 2000 232.400

1289

Rome Danger Mouse · Parlophone · 2011 232.320

1290

Relationship of Command At the Drive‐In · Virgin · 2000 232.200

1291 Mwandishi Herbie Hancock · Warner Bros. Records · 1971 232.200

1292 Nihil KMFDM · Wax Trax! Records · 1995 232.050

1293

Phototropic Transwave · Substance · 1996 232.050

1294 Weekend Warriors Ted Nugent · Epic · 1978 231.840

1295 Crystal Silence Gary Burton · ECM Records · 1973 231.840

1296 Roll On Alabama · RCA · 1984 231.770