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 587

14065 Infant Eyes Doug Carn · Black Jazz Records · 1971 59.150

14066 Lightning to the Nations Diamond Head · Happy Face · 1980 59.150

14067 A Missing Sense / Rasa Nurse With Wound · United Dairies · 1986 59.150

14068 Lost in Brooklyn Down South · Big Beat · 1994 59.150

14069 22nd Century Marco Passarani · Generator Records · 1995 59.150

14070

Kein Zufall Blumentopf · Four Music · 1997 59.150

14071 Violence Nothingface · 2000 59.150

14072 Reduced to Ashes Deeds of Flesh · Unique Leader Records · 2003 59.150

14073

Welcome to Violence Hive · Violence Recordings · 2005 59.150

14074 Timeless Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Astatqé · Mochilla · 2010 59.150

14075 Pas facile Johnny Hallyday · Philips · 1981 59.130

14076 Back Home Eric Clapton · Duck Records · 2005 59.130

14077 Three Dog Night Three Dog Night · Geffen Records · 1968 59.130

14078

Sweet Baby James James Taylor · Warner Bros. Records · 1970 59.130

14079 N'existe pas! Daevid Allen · Charly Records · 1979 59.130

14080 North of a Miracle Nick Heyward · Arista · 1983 59.130

14081 Out of Mind Out of Sight Models · Mushroom Records · 1985 59.130

14082 Heyday: BBC Radio Sessions 1968-1969 Fairport Convention · Hannibal · 1987 59.130

14083 Acknowledge the Confusion Master Prophecy of Doom · Deaf Records · 1990 59.130

14084 The Goddess Who Could Make the Ugly World Beautiful Morthound · Cold Meat Industry · 1994 59.130

14085 Exile Gary Numan · Eagle Records · 1997 59.130

14086

400 Degreez Juvenile · Cash Money Records · 1998 59.130

14087

Kékéland Brigitte Fontaine · Virgin · 2001 59.130

14088 Seven Easy Pieces The Detroit Cobras · Rough Trade · 2003 59.130