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 652

15625 Huascaran Fermáta · Opus · 1977 54.600

15626

Eine Alpensinfonie Richard Strauss · Deutsche Grammophon · 1981 54.600

15627 Mission Zulu One Zulutronic · Pharma · 1997 54.600

15628 EndSerenading Mineral · Crank! · 1998 54.600

15629

(Back to Basics) Gimmik · Toytronic · 2003 54.600

15630 Timehunter Merzbow · Ant‐Zen · 2003 54.600

15631 The Revolutionist Promo · The Third Movement · 2006 54.600

15632 Etiquette Casiotone for the Painfully Alone · Tomlab · 2006 54.600

15633 Abracadabra: The Asylum Years Judee Sill · Rhino · 2006 54.600

15634 Your Mom's Favorite DJ Kid Koala · Ninja Tune · 2006 54.600

15635 Gloria The Shadows of Knight · 1966 54.560

15636 Quando o carnaval chegar Chico Buarque · Philips · 1972 54.560

15637 L.A. Turnaround Bert Jansch · Charisma · 1974 54.560

15638 Dreadlocks Dread Big Youth · Klik · 1975 54.560

15639 Midnight Café Smokie · EMI · 1976 54.560

15640 Old Friends, New Friends Ralph Towner · ECM Records · 1979 54.560

15641 Les Visiteurs du soir Mathématiques Modernes · Dorian · 1981 54.560

15642

Possessed by Fire Exumer · Scratch Records · 1986 54.560

15643 The Pictorial Jackson Review Felt · Creation Records · 1988 54.560

15644 Hey Judester Didjits · Touch and Go Records · 1988 54.560

15645

T21 Plays the Pictures Trisomie 21 · Play It Again Sam Records USA · 1989 54.560

15646 The Dreamweavers Cannonball Adderley · 1992 54.560

15647 Chick Habit April March · Sympathy for the Record Industry · 1995 54.560

15648 Jaal Ab Dullah Muslimgauze · Soleilmoon Recordings · 1997 54.560