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 60

1417

The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Byrds · Columbia · 1968 221.880

1418

Three Bob James · CTI · 1976 221.880

1419 Skying The Horrors · XL Recordings · 2011 221.880

1420 Wireless Internet Arpanet · Record Makers · 2002 221.840

1421

So Tonight That I Might See Mazzy Star · Capitol Records · 1993 221.760

1422 Wunderbar Riechmann · Sky Records · 1978 221.610

1423 Perfect Darkness Fink · Ninja Tune · 2011 221.610

1424

One on One Cheap Trick · Epic · 1982 221.160

1425 In Search of the Lost Chord The Moody Blues · Deram · 1968 221.130

1426 Fabrizio De André Fabrizio De André · Ricordi · 1981 221.020

1427

David Comes to Life Fucked Up · Matador · 2011 221.020

1428 The Hour of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy · XL Recordings · 2000 220.990

1429 Real Gone Tom Waits · Anti‐ · 2004 220.980

1430

Johnny Winter Johnny Winter · CBS · 1969 220.920

1431 NOLA Down · EastWest · 1995 220.880

1432

All Hope Is Gone Slipknot · Roadrunner Records · 2008 220.780

1433

In Step Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble · Epic · 1989 220.720

1434 Hot Streets Chicago · Columbia · 1978 220.500

1435

Bossanova Pixies · 4AD · 1990 220.160

1436 Palais Schaumburg Palais Schaumburg · Phonogram · 1981 220.150

1437 Black One Sunn O))) · Southern Lord · 2005 220.110

1438

Red Mecca Cabaret Voltaire · Rough Trade · 1981 220.080

1439 Storia di un minuto Premiata Forneria Marconi · Numero uno · 1972 220.000

1440 Difficult to Cure Rainbow · Polydor · 1981 219.960