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 597

14305 Bo Diddley in the Spotlight Bo Diddley · Checker · 1960 58.320

14306

Beach Samba Astrud Gilberto · Verve · 1967 58.320

14307 CCS CCS · RAK · 1970 58.320

14308

Yellow Nights Five Letters · Atropa Records · 1980 58.320

14309 Tasty Jam Fatback · Polydor · 1981 58.320

14310 Invitations Shakatak · Polydor · 1982 58.320

14311 Where Angels Fear to Tread Mink DeVille · Atlantic · 1983 58.320

14312

New Wind 7Seconds · BYO Records · 1986 58.320

14313 Still Warm John Scofield · Gramavision · 1986 58.320

14314

The Early Clapton Collection Eric Clapton · Castle Communications · 1987 58.320

14315 The Ideal Copy Wire · Mute · 1987 58.320

14316 Unstill Life Anne Clark · New Rose Records · 1991 58.320

14317 Blind Corrosion of Conformity · Relativity Records · 1991 58.320

14318

Electro Acupuncture Astral Pilot · Harthouse · 1995 58.320

14319

Zooma John Paul Jones · Discipline Global Mobile · 1999 58.320

14320

Real Ghosts Christian Kleine · City Centre Offices · 2004 58.320

14321 Head Off The Hellacopters · Wild Kingdom · 2008 58.320

14322 Time Waits for No Slave Napalm Death · Century Media · 2009 58.320

14323 Moonlight Hanni El Khatib · Because Music · 2015 58.320

14324 Oyun Havaları Zafer Dilek · Yonca · 1975 58.316

14325

Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller II Drexciya · 2012 58.316

14326 No Substance Bad Religion · Atlantic · 1998 58.290

14327 Mighty Baby Mighty Baby · Head · 1969 58.290

14328 Exotic Moog Martin Denny · Liberty · 1969 58.290