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 668

16009 Home Spearhead · Capitol Records · 1994 53.600

16010 Akasha Divination · 1995 53.600

16011

Moving Through Here John Beltran · Apollo · 1997 53.600

16012 The Good Life Kashmir · Sony Music · 1999 53.600

16013 Anahata June of 44 · Quarterstick Records · 1999 53.600

16014

Back for the First Time Ludacris · Def Jam South · 2000 53.600

16015

Epica Kamelot · Noise Records · 2003 53.600

16016 Yours to Keep Albert Hammond, Jr. · Rough Trade · 2006 53.600

16017

Fear Is on Our Side I Love You but I’ve Chosen Darkness · Secretly Canadian · 2006 53.600

16018

Conquer Soulfly · Roadrunner Records · 2008 53.600

16019 Of Fungi and Foe Les Claypool · 2009 53.600

16020 Indestructible Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · Blue Note · 1964 53.580

16021 Fire Eater Rusty Bryant · Prestige · 1971 53.580

16022 Be Yo' Self Big Syke · 1996 53.580

16023 A Celebration of an Ending Before Today · Equal Vision Records · 2004 53.580

16024 A Static Place Stephan Mathieu · 12k · 2011 53.580

16025 Why Am I Treated So Bad! The Cannonball Adderley Quintet · Blue Note · 1966 53.550

16026

Ma jeunesse fout le camp… Françoise Hardy · Disques Vogue · 1967 53.550

16027 Le Voyage Pierre Henry · Philips · 1967 53.550

16028 IV Ton Steine Scherben · David Volksmund Produktion · 1981 53.550

16029 All by Myself Rikk Agnew · Frontier Records · 1982 53.550

16030 And Not Or Steve Hillage · Virgin · 1982 53.550

16031 We Are Frank Chickens Frank Chickens · Kaz Records · 1984 53.550

16032 Daddy's Highway The Bats · The Communion Label · 1987 53.550