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 580

13897 1984 vs. 1999 Eiterherd · 1999 59.640

13898 House of God King Diamond · Metal Blade Records · 2000 59.640

13899 Tear From the Red Poison the Well · Ides of March · 2002 59.640

13900 Knife Play Xiu Xiu · 5 Rue Christine · 2002 59.640

13901 Surreal Folk Blues Gospel Trash, Volume 2 Reverend Beat-Man · Voodoo Rhythm Records · 2007 59.640

13902 The Waves Tamaryn · Mexican Summer · 2010 59.640

13903 Terror Prevails: Live at Rock Hard Festival, Part 2 Kreator · 2012 59.640

13904 Kin Ping Meh Kin Ping Meh · Polydor · 1971 59.630

13905 Get Down Attack General Caine · 1980 59.630

13906 Just Be Yourself Nightlife Unlimited · Uniwave · 1980 59.630

13907 Unicornio Silvio Rodríguez · Areito · 1982 59.630

13908

Nevermind Nirvana · DGC Records · 1991 59.630

13909

Angels of Distress Shape of Despair · Spikefarm Records · 2001 59.630

13910 5 Supersilent · Rune Grammofon · 2001 59.630

13911 Gates of the Underworld Deadface · Psychik Genocide · 2003 59.630

13912 Polytuft-Tech Maps and Diagrams · Expanding Records · 2003 59.630

13913

Eulogy for Evolution Ólafur Arnalds · Erased Tapes Records · 2007 59.630

13914 Pylon Pigs Union Jack · Platipus · 2009 59.630

13915 Sweet Honey Bee Duke Pearson · Blue Note · 1967 59.520

13916 Bridge Into the New Age Azar Lawrence · Prestige · 1974 59.520

13917 Belsta River Gábor Szabó · Four Leaf Clover Records · 1978 59.520

13918 Trans‐Millenia Consort Pauline Anna Strom · 1982 59.520

13919 A Night Out With the Boys Mutiny · J. Romeo Records · 1983 59.520

13920 Adventures of the Krewmen The Krewmen · Crazy Love Records · 1986 59.520