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 711

17041 His Majesty at the Swamp Varathron · Cyber Music · 1993 51.040

17042 Light Side of the Sun Optic Eye · Jumpin’ & Pumpin’ · 1994 51.040

17043 Bwyd Time Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci · Ankst · 1995 51.040

17044 Temple IV Roy Montgomery · kranky · 1996 51.040

17045 Tanzpalast 2000 Welle: Erdball · 1996 51.040

17046 Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes AFI · Nitro Records · 1997 51.040

17047 From Left to Right Bill Evans · Verve · 1998 51.040

17048 Independant Intavenshan - the Island Anthology Linton Kwesi Johnson · Island · 1998 51.040

17049 Charms of the Night Sky Dave Douglas · Winter & Winter · 1998 51.040

17050 Det jag vet Cari Lekebusch · H. Productions · 1999 51.040

17051 Where I Wanna Be Donell Jones · LaFace Records · 1999 51.040

17052 Magik Universe Hunab Ku · 2000 51.040

17053 Focus Pressure Rise · Aspect · 2001 51.040

17054

Group Sounds Rocket From the Crypt · Vagrant Records · 2001 51.040

17055

Sunwar the Dead Elend · Prophecy Productions · 2004 51.040

17056 A Cheerful Temper Robert Babicz · Systematic Recordings · 2007 51.040

17057 Eight Deadbeat · 2012 51.040

17058 Burn the Night Riot City · No Remorse Records · 2019 51.040

17059 The Cowboy & the Lady Lee Hazlewood · LHI · 1969 51.030

17060 Somebody’s Watching Rare Bird · Polydor · 1973 51.030

17061 Little Dreamer Peter Green · Creole Records · 1980 51.030

17062 Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die Robert Gordon · RCA · 1982 51.030

17063 Honour & Blood Tank · Music for Nations · 1984 51.030

17064 Battle at Helms Deep Attacker · Enigma · 1985 51.030