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 61

1441 Shout DEVO · Warner Bros. Records · 1984 219.600

1442

Suffer Bad Religion · Epitaph · 1988 219.600

1443 On Fire Galaxie 500 · Rough Trade · 1989 219.600

1444

Crisis? What Crisis? Supertramp · A&M Records · 1975 219.200

1445 Soul Searching Average White Band · Atlantic · 1976 219.200

1446

Chutes Too Narrow The Shins · Sub Pop Records · 2003 219.120

1447 Up on the Sun Meat Puppets · SST Records · 1985 219.120

1448 The La’s The La’s · Go! Discs · 1990 219.120

1449

Neurophonie Micropoint · Epiteth Rec. · 1999 218.960

1450 Tango 2000 Nichts · wea · 1982 218.940

1451

Elton John’s Greatest Hits, Volume II Elton John · DJM Records · 1977 218.830

1452

Newbuild 808 State · Creed Records · 1988 218.700

1453 Bringing Down the Horse The Wallflowers · Interscope Records · 1996 218.680

1454 Body Heat Quincy Jones · A&M Records · 1974 218.400

1455 What Time Is It? The Time · Warner Bros. Records · 1982 218.400

1456

Kick INXS · Atlantic · 1987 218.370

1457 Global Underground 024: Nick Warren in Reykjavik Nick Warren · 2003 218.080

1458 Celebrate! Kool & the Gang · De‐Lite Records · 1980 217.890

1459 Power of Soul Idris Muhammad · Kudu · 1974 217.620

1460 Naked Eyes Naked Eyes · EMI America · 1983 217.560

1461 Bathory Bathory · Black Mark Label · 1984 217.490

1462

Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart · Mercury Records · 1971 217.460

1463 Head to the Sky Earth, Wind & Fire · Columbia · 1973 217.460

1464

Im Schatten der Ärzte Die Ärzte · CBS · 1985 217.300