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 583

13969 Mummy and Daddy Whitehouse · Susan Lawly · 1998 59.340

13970 The True Meaning Cormega · Landspeed Records · 2002 59.340

13971 As Rapture Comes Grave · Century Media · 2006 59.340

13972 Ghetto Blaster Cyantific · Hospital Records · 2006 59.340

13973 Perseverance Percee P · Stones Throw Records · 2007 59.340

13974 Meta Assemblage 23 · Accession Records · 2007 59.340

13975 Batbox Miss Kittin · Nobody’s Bizzness · 2008 59.340

13976

Original Album Series The Cars · Rhino · 2010 59.340

13977

DJ-Kicks: Photek Photek · !K7 · 2012 59.340

13978

Third Generation Hiroshima · Epic · 1983 59.290

13979 The Best Rapper on the Scene Kurtis Blow · Mercury Records · 1983 59.290

13980 Blauw The Scene · Mercury Records · 1990 59.290

13981 Rising Above Bedlam Jah Wobble’s Invaders of the Heart · Oval · 1991 59.290

13982 Cover Magazine Giant Sand · Thrill Jockey · 2002 59.290

13983 New Found Power Damageplan · Elektra · 2004 59.290

13984

Mythical Kings and Iguanas Dory Previn · Mediarts · 1971 59.280

13985 Home BoDeans · Slash · 1989 59.280

13986 Stick Around for Joy The Sugarcubes · Elektra · 1992 59.280

13987 Horse of a Different Color Willy DeVille · 1999 59.280

13988 Respect Yourself Joe Cocker · Parlophone · 2002 59.280

13989 Road to Rouen Supergrass · Parlophone · 2005 59.280

13990 Orbsessions, Volume One The Orb · Malicious Damage · 2005 59.280

13991 Diamond Hoo Ha Supergrass · Parlophone · 2008 59.280

13992 Stonehenge Richie Havens · Stormy Forest · 1969 59.280