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 598

14329 Music From Two Basses David Holland · ECM Records · 1971 58.290

14330 Dub Me Crazy, Part 1 Mad Professor · Ariwa · 1982 58.290

14331 Breakin' Out Fat Larry’s Band · WMOT Records · 1982 58.290

14332 Hall of Mirrors Frenzy · Nervous Records · 1985 58.290

14333 Wakey Wakey! The Toy Dolls · Receiver Records · 1989 58.290

14334 In Pursuit of Shashamane Land African Head Charge · On-U Sound · 1993 58.290

14335 Workshop of the Telescopes Blue Öyster Cult · Columbia · 1995 58.290

14336 Summon the Beast The Abyss · Nuclear Blast · 1996 58.290

14337 The Afterparty Captain Hollywood · Mighty · 1996 58.290

14338 Ephemeral Synaesthesia · Hypnotic Records · 1997 58.290

14339

Stigmata Arch Enemy · Century Media · 1998 58.290

14340 The Proximity Effect Nada Surf · Elektra · 1998 58.290

14341 Unfiltered Sky Sunkiss · Plastic City · 1998 58.290

14342 More Light J Mascis + The Fog · City Slang · 2000 58.290

14343 Death - Pierce Me Silencer · Prophecy Productions · 2001 58.290

14344

S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. Out Hud · kranky · 2002 58.290

14345 Vertical Theory Haujobb · Out of Line · 2003 58.290

14346

Full Circle Hieroglyphics · Hieroglyphics Imperium · 2003 58.290

14347 Half Smiles of the Decomposed Guided by Voices · Matador · 2004 58.290

14348 Meanderthal Torche · Hydra Head Records · 2008 58.290

14349 Say Anything Say Anything · RCA · 2009 58.290

14350

The Cherry Thing Neneh Cherry · Smalltown Supersound · 2012 58.290

14351 Saci Pererê Banda Black Rio · RCA · 1980 58.280

14352 Oersted Merzbow · Vinyl Communications · 1996 58.280