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 550

13177 1983 Sophie Hunger · Two Gentlemen · 2010 62.050

13178

Badlands Dirty Beaches · 2011 62.050

13179 Domingo Gal · Philips · 1967 62.040

13180 Sworn Anders Ilar · Level Records · 2008 62.040

13181

The Hypnoflip Invasion Stupeflip · 2011 62.040

13182 Sailin' Da South E.S.G. · Priority Records · 1995 61.945

13183 Early Morning Onwards Barclay James Harvest · Starline · 1972 61.920

13184 Sanne Sanne Salomonsen · 1989 61.920

13185 Present Tense Sagittarius · Columbia · 1968 61.920

13186 Velvett Fogg Velvett Fogg · Pye Records · 1969 61.920

13187 The Open Mind The Open Mind · Philips · 1969 61.920

13188

...in Spite of Harry's Toe-nail Gnidrolog · RCA · 1972 61.920

13189 Hétfő Bergendy · Pepita · 1973 61.920

13190 Say Blow by Blow Backwards Fred Wesley · Atlantic · 1979 61.920

13191 Bangin on Wax Bloods & Crips · Dangerous Records · 1993 61.920

13192 Moonwater In-Existence · Apollo · 1993 61.920

13193 Soulless Grave · Century Media · 1994 61.920

13194 Glory, Glamour and Gold Army of Lovers · Stockholm Records · 1994 61.920

13195 Vee Vee Archers of Loaf · Alias Records · 1995 61.920

13196 Gomorrah’s Season Ends Earth Crisis · Victory Records · 1996 61.920

13197

We Can Make the World Spin Paul Johnson · Nite Life Collective · 1998 61.920

13198 This Anxious Space xhm² · Hymen Records · 2001 61.920

13199 Horror Show Iced Earth · Century Media · 2001 61.920

13200 Squaredancing in a Roundhouse Derrick L. Carter · Classic · 2002 61.920