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 672

16105 Précis Benoît Pioulard · kranky · 2006 53.320

16106

Granda Brodka · Sony Music · 2010 53.320

16107 Hamburger Concerto Focus · Polydor · 1974 53.300

16108 Space Zaka Percussion · Le Chant du Monde · 1982 53.300

16109 Drive Inn Rainer Bloss · Inteam GmbH · 1984 53.300

16110 Tenebrae Vision Cyberaktif · Wax Trax! Records · 1990 53.300

16111 Matrix Acid / Acid Particles Modulator · Analog Records USA · 1993 53.300

16112

Simple & Funky Alliance Ethnik · Delabel · 1995 53.300

16113 Depende Jarabe de Palo · EMI Latin · 1998 53.300

16114

I’ll Take Care of You Mark Lanegan · Beggars Banquet · 1999 53.300

16115 Ydin Mika Vainio · Wavetrap · 1999 53.300

16116

M83 M83 · Gooom · 2001 53.300

16117 Masterpiss of Pain Khold · Moonfog Productions · 2001 53.300

16118

Ovalcommers Oval · Form & Function · 2001 53.300

16119 All the King's Men The Legendary Pink Dots · ROIR · 2002 53.300

16120

Anywhere but Home Evanescence · Wind‐up · 2004 53.300

16121 Afrodisiac Brandy · Atlantic · 2004 53.300

16122 The Sunset Tree The Mountain Goats · 4AD · 2005 53.300

16123

Real Life Joan as Police Woman · Reveal Records · 2006 53.300

16124 Doctrine Pestilence · Mascot Records · 2011 53.300

16125

No Promises… No Debts Golden Earring · Polydor · 1979 53.290

16126 Fierce Heart Jim Capaldi · Atlantic · 1983 53.290

16127 Springtime for the World The Blow Monkeys · RCA · 1990 53.290

16128 Chameleon Helloween · EMI · 1993 53.290