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 627

15025 Your Filthy Little Mouth David Lee Roth · Warner Bros. Records · 1994 56.240

15026 Epic Borknagar · Century Media · 2004 56.240

15027 Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller III Drexciya · 2013 56.227

15028 Nightout Ellen Foley · Epic · 1979 56.210

15029 1984 Anthony Phillips · RCA · 1981 56.210

15030 On avance Alain Souchon · RCA Victor · 1983 56.210

15031 Time on Earth Crowded House · Parlophone · 2007 56.210

15032 Tales of the Great Rum Runners Robert Hunter · Round Records · 1974 56.210

15033 Where Are All the Nice Girls? Any Trouble · Stiff America · 1980 56.210

15034 Vladimir Ilitch Michel Sardou · Trema · 1983 56.210

15035 Don’t Explain Robert Palmer · EMI · 1990 56.210

15036

Juvenile Hell Mobb Deep · 4th & B’way · 1993 56.210

15037 Ceux qui inventent n'ont jamais vécu (?) Fly Pan Am · Constellation · 2002 56.210

15038 302 Acid 0005 302 Acid · em:t · 2005 56.210

15039 Only Human Amon Düül II · Vinyl · 1978 56.160

15040 Lucky for Some Climax Blues Band · Warner Bros. Records · 1981 56.160

15041 Shu•bi•dua 9 Shu•bi•dua · Elap Music · 1982 56.160

15042 The Shadow Knows Roger Chapman · Instant · 1984 56.160

15043

In the Blood Londonbeat · Anxious Records · 1990 56.160

15044 Whatever You Say, Say Nothing Deacon Blue · Columbia · 1993 56.160

15045 John Mellencamp John Mellencamp · Columbia · 1998 56.160

15046

Futurist Alec Empire · 2005 56.160

15047 The Use of Ashes Pearls Before Swine · 1970 56.160

15048 New Lines Machiavel · Harvest · 1980 56.160