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 66

1561

Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague · Peacefrog Records · 2004 209.700

1562

Angel Clare Art Garfunkel · Columbia · 1973 209.450

1563

Harder.....Faster April Wine · Aquarius Records · 1979 209.440

1564 Red Medicine Fugazi · Dischord Records · 1995 209.440

1565 Celebrity Skin Hole · Geffen Records · 1998 209.350

1566 Once Upon the Cross Deicide · Roadrunner Records · 1995 209.300

1567

Foreigner Cat Stevens · A&M Records · 1973 209.250

1568 Grave New World Strawbs · A&M Records · 1972 209.160

1569 Closer Plastikman · novamute · 2003 209.160

1570

First Light Freddie Hubbard · CTI · 1971 209.150

1571 Fahrenheit Fair Enough Telefon Tel Aviv · Hefty Records · 2001 209.150

1572 Prisoners in Paradise Europe · Epic · 1991 209.100

1573 Have One on Me Joanna Newsom · Drag City · 2010 209.100

1574

Hello Mom! Modeselektor · BPitch Control · 2005 208.800

1575

Rejuvenation The Meters · 1974 208.800

1576

Around the House Herbert · Phonography · 1998 208.680

1577

Poèmes Rock Charlélie Couture · Island · 1981 208.560

1578 Minas Milton Nascimento · EMI · 1975 208.390

1579

Red Album Baroness · Relapse Records · 2007 208.330

1580 Post-Nothing Japandroids · Polyvinyl · 2009 208.320

1581 Blemish David Sylvian · Samadhisound · 2003 208.280

1582 Everything All the Time Band of Horses · Sub Pop Records · 2006 208.280

1583 The Age of Adz Sufjan Stevens · Asthmatic Kitty Records · 2010 208.280

1584 Balance Woody McBride · Drop Bass Network · 1994 208.120