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 661

15841 Upptåg Ted Gärdestad · Polar · 1974 53.960

15842 The Third Step Sailor · Epic · 1976 53.960

15843 Paper Scissors Stone Catatonia · Blanco y Negro Records · 2001 53.960

15844 Can’t Get Enough Eddy Grant · ICE · 1981 53.960

15845 Vox Humana Kenny Loggins · Columbia · 1985 53.960

15846 I nattens lugn Adolphson & Falk · Air Music Scandinavia AB · 1986 53.960

15847 Now I’m a Cowboy The Auteurs · Hut Recordings · 1994 53.960

15848

Yeeeah Baby Big Pun · Terror Squad Production · 2000 53.960

15849 Pigdaddy Sutcliffe Jügend · Cold Spring · 2008 53.960

15850 Argent Argent · CBS · 1969 53.950

15851 The Rill Thing Little Richard · Rhino · 1970 53.950

15852 Third World War Third World War · Fly · 1971 53.950

15853 Improvisie Paul Bley · America Records · 1971 53.950

15854 Tonight France Joli · Prelude Records · 1980 53.950

15855 Fuaim Clannad · Tara · 1982 53.950

15856 Grasshopper J.J. Cale · Mercury Records · 1982 53.950

15857 The Pod Ween · Shimmy Disc · 1991 53.950

15858

Palomine Bettie Serveert · Brinkman Records · 1992 53.950

15859

Transient Random‐Noise Bursts With Announcements Stereolab · Duophonic · 1993 53.950

15860

The Bends Radiohead · 1994 53.950

15861 Infidel Art Sigh · Cacophonous Records · 1995 53.950

15862 In the Shadow of Your Black Wings Bloodthorn · Season of Mist · 1997 53.950

15863 Crossing Muddy Waters John Hiatt · Vanguard · 2000 53.950

15864 Now & Them Freeland · Marine Parade · 2003 53.950