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 623

14929 Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor · Alligator · 1985 56.550

14930 Quirk Out Stump · Chrysalis · 1987 56.550

14931 Éjszakai bevetés Pokolgép · Hungaroton · 1989 56.550

14932 Still Harry After All These Years Harry James · Sheffield Lab · 1989 56.550

14933

Business Never Personal EPMD · Rush Associated Labels · 1992 56.550

14934 Hypothetical Threshold · Inside Out Music · 2001 56.550

14935 The Satellite Years Hopesfall · Trustkill Records · 2002 56.550

14936 Hora Nocturna Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult · 2006 56.550

14937 The Cleansing Suicide Silence · Century Media · 2007 56.550

14938

Sart Jan Garbarek · ECM Records · 1971 56.440

14939

Wildflower Hank Crawford · Epic · 1973 56.440

14940 Dance of the Flames Guru Guru · Atlantic · 1974 56.440

14941 Elastique Stretch · Anchor Records · 1975 56.440

14942 U.N. U.N. · Prelude Records · 1979 56.440

14943 Not Born Beautiful Shock Headed Peters · él · 1985 56.440

14944

To Dust You Will Decay Angel Dust · Disaster · 1988 56.440

14945 Odd Fellows Rest Crowbar · Mayhem · 1998 56.440

14946 ...A Soul Thing Silicone Soul · Soma Records · 2000 56.440

14947 Observing Systems Tied & Tickled Trio · Morr Music · 2003 56.440

14948

The Decline of British Sea Power British Sea Power · Rough Trade · 2003 56.440

14949 Subkutan De/Vision · Dancing Ferret Discs · 2006 56.440

14950 Total Clarity Against Me! · Fat Wreck Chords · 2011 56.440

14951 Spirit Dance Michael White · impulse! · 1972 56.420

14952 Amir Henri Texier · Eurodisc · 1976 56.420