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 568

13609 Home Is in Your Head His Name Is Alive · 4AD · 1991 60.520

13610

Tragedy: Saga of a Hoodlum Intelligent Hoodlum · A&M Records · 1993 60.520

13611 Urthona sToa · Alice in… · 1993 60.520

13612 The Kirghiz Light Rapoon · Staalplaat · 1995 60.520

13613 Only Love Can Conquer Prince Alla · 1996 60.520

13614 Bonkers 2 Hixxy · React · 1997 60.520

13615 Blutsabbath Belphegor · Last Episode · 1997 60.520

13616 Life, Love and Leaving The Detroit Cobras · Sympathy for the Record Industry · 2001 60.520

13617 Cardiology Recloose · !K7 · 2002 60.520

13618 Crushing the Holy Trinity Deathspell Omega · Northern Heritage · 2005 60.520

13619 1940-1944: Édition Postume à la Mémoire de PH Les Joyaux de la Princesse · 2006 60.520

13620 Metaverse DJ Orkidea · AVA Recordings · 2008 60.520

13621

Position Parallèle Position Parallèle · Hau Ruck! · 2008 60.520

13622 Hog Heaven Elvin Bishop · Capricorn Records · 1978 60.480

13623 Lookin' for Trouble Toronto · Solid Gold Records · 1980 60.480

13624 Take a Look at Those Cakes James Brown · Polydor · 1978 60.480

13625 Curiosum Cluster · Sky Records · 1981 60.480

13626 Rumor and Sigh Richard Thompson · Capitol Records · 1991 60.480

13627 Forever Scarlet Passion Celestial Season · Adipocere Records · 1993 60.480

13628 Bootlegs & B‐Sides Ice Cube · Priority Records · 1994 60.480

13629 Slim 0097 Slim · em:t · 1997 60.480

13630 Genetically Modified Cabbage Boy · Ntone · 1999 60.480

13631 What's Next to the Moon Mark Kozelek · Badman Recording Co. · 2001 60.480

13632 Dreamland Idle Orchestra Joseph Nothing · Planet Mu · 2002 60.480