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 557

13345 We Are the Tide Blind Pilot · ATO Records · 2011 61.410

13346 Hate to See You Go Little Walter · Chess · 1969 61.380

13347 Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy) Dawn · Necropolis Records · 1998 61.380

13348

Misdemeanor UFO · Chrysalis · 1985 61.320

13349 Pole Pole · Mute · 2003 61.320

13350 “Further Complications.” Jarvis Cocker · Rough Trade · 2009 61.320

13351 The Electrifying Eddie Harris Eddie Harris · Atlantic · 1967 61.320

13352 Volume Two Soft Machine · Probe · 1969 61.320

13353 Barrabás / Wild Safari Barrabás · RCA Victor · 1972 61.320

13354 It's Good to Be Alive D.J. Rogers · RCA Victor · 1976 61.320

13355 Pulsion Jacques Loussier · CBS · 1979 61.320

13356 First Offence The Inmates · Polydor · 1979 61.320

13357 Chaos UK Chaos UK · Riot City Records · 1983 61.320

13358 Convicted Cryptic Slaughter · Metal Blade Records · 1986 61.320

13359

Reflections From the Time of Opening raison d’être · Cold Meat Industry · 1997 61.320

13360 Tourism Danny Tenaglia · Twisted America Records · 1998 61.320

13361 Ad Noctum: Dynasty of Death Limbonic Art · Nocturnal Art Productions · 1999 61.320

13362 Imagine Eva Cassidy · 2002 61.320

13363 Just Ask the Lonely Omar-S · 2005 61.320

13364 005 Omar-S · 2005 61.320

13365 Dubstep Allstars, Volume 04: Mixed by Youngsta & Hatcha Youngsta · Tempa · 2006 61.320

13366

Heartlight Neil Diamond · Columbia · 1982 61.200

13367 Rhapsodies Rick Wakeman · A&M Records · 1979 61.200

13368 Drums Unlimited Max Roach · Atlantic · 1966 61.200