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 554

13273 Veedon Fleece Van Morrison · Warner Bros. Records · 1974 61.600

13274

Chronolyse Richard Pinhas · Cobra · 1978 61.600

13275 Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be GG Allin · 1980 61.600

13276

Memoria Vetusta I: Fathers of the Icy Age Blut aus Nord · Candlelight Records · 1996 61.600

13277 One of 18 Angels Diary of Dreams · Accession Records · 2000 61.600

13278 A History of Things to Come Ian O'Brien · Peacefrog Records · 2001 61.600

13279 Heralding: The Fireblade Falkenbach · Napalm Records · 2005 61.600

13280 Bang for the Buck Ugly Duckling · Handcuts Records · 2005 61.600

13281

Give You the Ghost Poliça · Mom+Pop · 2011 61.600

13282 Black Kangaroo Peter Kaukonen · Grunt · 1972 61.560

13283 Keep It in the Family Leon Haywood · 20th Century Records · 1974 61.560

13284 Say No More Badfinger · Radio Records · 1981 61.560

13285 Candy Girl New Edition · Streetwise · 1983 61.560

13286

Meanwhile Camouflage · Metronome · 1991 61.560

13287 Forever Free Saxon · Virgin · 1992 61.560

13288 Human Wheels John Mellencamp · Mercury Records · 1993 61.560

13289 Ill Na Na Foxy Brown · Rush Associated Labels · 1996 61.560

13290 Spaghettification Chocolate Weasel · Ninja Tune · 1998 61.560

13291 !!! !!! · Gold Standard Laboratories · 2000 61.560

13292 The Last Album Albert Ayler · 1969 61.560

13293 My Way Major Harris · Atlantic · 1974 61.560

13294 See the Whirl Delta 5 · PRE · 1981 61.560

13295 Aloha Pooh · CGD · 1984 61.560

13296 Works Trisomie 21 · Play It Again Sam Records USA · 1988 61.560