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 548

13129 Trä Hedningarna · Silence Records · 1994 62.160

13130 E luxo so Labradford · Blast First · 1999 62.160

13131 I Know Electrikboy Thee Maddkatt Courtship · FFRR · 1999 62.160

13132 Venezia Allerseelen · Ahnstern · 2001 62.160

13133

Stephen Malkmus Stephen Malkmus · Matador · 2001 62.160

13134 op. Ryoji Ikeda · Touch · 2002 62.160

13135

Spirit of Sacrifice Arditi · Blooddawn Productions · 2004 62.160

13136 The Unreal Never Lived YOB · Metal Blade Records · 2005 62.160

13137 Collabs 3000: Metalism Speedy J · novamute · 2005 62.160

13138 Super Ready / Fragmenté The Young Gods · Ipecac Recordings · 2007 62.160

13139 Beyond Dinosaur Jr. · Fat Possum Records · 2007 62.160

13140 Dolores Bohren & der Club of Gore · [PIAS] Recordings · 2008 62.160

13141 Ghost on Ghost Iron & Wine · Nonesuch · 2013 62.160

13142 Longer Fuse Dan Hill · 20th Century-Fox Records · 1977 62.100

13143 On the Shore Trees · CBS · 1971 62.100

13144 Zero Time Tonto’s Expanding Head Band · Atlantic · 1971 62.100

13145 Showbiz Chilly · Polydor · 1980 62.100

13146 The Legendary Pink Box The Legendary Pink Dots · Caciocavallo · 1989 62.100

13147 Mustt Mustt Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · Real World · 1990 62.100

13148 Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? NoMeansNo · Alternative Tentacles · 1993 62.100

13149 Touché Interactive · Intercord · 1995 62.100

13150 Adriana Evans Adriana Evans · RCA · 1997 62.100

13151 Thinking of You Bogdan Raczynski · Rephlex · 2000 62.100

13152 A Red Score in Tile William Basinski · Three Poplars · 2003 62.100