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 68

1609

The Hits 2 Prince · Paisley Park · 1993 206.400

1610 Wenn schon nicht für immer dann wenigstens für ewig Ulla Meinecke · RCA Victor · 1983 206.190

1611 Bone Machine Tom Waits · Island · 1992 206.190

1612 Stormblåst Dimmu Borgir · Cacophonous Records · 1996 206.190

1613 Rock Bitch Mafia Green Nuns of the Revolution · Nova Tekk Media und Entertainment GmbH · 1997 206.080

1614 The Lonesome Crowded West Modest Mouse · Up Records · 1997 205.920

1615 Sweet Freedom Uriah Heep · Bronze · 1973 205.600

1616 Sky 2 Sky · Ariola · 1980 205.590

1617

BGM YMO · A&M Records · 1981 205.590

1618 Sheath LFO · Warp · 2003 205.590

1619 Feel the Spirit Leroy Hutson · Curtom Records · 1976 205.320

1620 Joyous Pleasure · Fantasy · 1977 205.200

1621

Sung Tongs Animal Collective · FatCat Records · 2004 205.200

1622 8:30 Weather Report · CBS · 1979 205.010

1623 Foghat Foghat · Bearsville Records · 1972 205.000

1624 This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N Bootsy’s Rubber Band · Warner Bros. Records · 1979 205.000

1625

Future World Pretty Maids · CBS · 1987 205.000

1626

Feels Animal Collective · FatCat Records · 2005 205.000

1627 Version 2.0 Garbage · Mushroom Records · 1998 204.930

1628

Vibrant Forms II Fluxion · Chain Reaction · 2000 204.920

1629 A Song for You Carpenters · A&M Records · 1972 204.800

1630

Micro‐Phonies Cabaret Voltaire · Virgin · 1984 204.680

1631

Ball Iron Butterfly · ATCO Records · 1969 204.610

1632 Shaken ’n’ Stirred Robert Plant · Es Paranza · 1985 204.480