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 700

16777 Quipo Populous · Morr Music · 2002 51.680

16778 Charity Ball Fanny · 1971 51.660

16779 Badfinger Badfinger · Warner Bros. Records · 1974 51.660

16780 Amar Simone · CBS · 1981 51.660

16781 Gigolo Fatback · Spring Records · 1981 51.660

16782 Lieder aus dem Kinderland Gerhard Schöne · AMIGA · 1982 51.660

16783 Vicious Attack Abattoir · Combat · 1985 51.660

16784 Your Turn Next Concrete Sox · Children of the Revolution Records · 1986 51.660

16785 Fresh Aire VI Mannheim Steamroller · American Gramaphone · 1986 51.660

16786 Young and Crazy Tigertailz · Music for Nations · 1987 51.660

16787 Ambition Tommy Shaw · Atlantic · 1987 51.660

16788 Hungry for a Game Skagarack · Polydor · 1988 51.660

16789 Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band · Universal Records · 1989 51.660

16790 When Dream and Day Unite Dream Theater · Mechanic Records · 1989 51.660

16791 Brandy Brandy · Atlantic · 1994 51.660

16792 Holy Land Angra · Limb Music Products · 1996 51.660

16793 As Above So Below Barry Adamson · Mute · 1998 51.660

16794 SenseficTion Heiko Laux · Kanzleramt · 2000 51.660

16795 ...And This Is Our Music The Brian Jonestown Massacre · A Records · 2003 51.660

16796 MUC Tomcraft · Magic Records · 2003 51.660

16797 Perfect Pitch Black Cave In · Daymare Recordings · 2005 51.660

16798 Strangefolk Kula Shaker · StrangeF.O.L.K. · 2007 51.660

16799 Logos Atlas Sound · 4AD · 2009 51.660

16800 Halfaxa Grimes · Lo Recordings · 2010 51.660