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 76

1801 Nine Deadly Venoms Depth Charge · Vinyl Solution · 1994 195.650

1802 Songs From the Last Century George Michael · Virgin · 1999 195.160

1803 MTV Unplugged 10,000 Maniacs · Elektra · 1993 195.000

1804 Black Noise Pantha du Prince · Rough Trade · 2010 194.910

1805 Under the Flag Fad Gadget · Mute · 1982 194.880

1806 The Noise Made by People Broadcast · Warp · 2000 194.880

1807

Rats Balthazar · 2012 194.880

1808 Burnin’ Sky Bad Company · Swan Song · 1977 194.810

1809 Arthur Verocai Arthur Verocai · Continental · 1972 194.750

1810 The Cosmic Memoirs of the Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope Shifted Phases · Tresor · 2002 194.750

1811 Chicago 18 Chicago · Warner Bros. Records · 1986 194.580

1812

Maria Muldaur Maria Muldaur · 1973 194.560

1813 Back to the Old School Just‐Ice · Fresh Records · 1986 194.480

1814 Chain Reaction The Crusaders · Blue Thumb Records · 1975 194.400

1815 Madness Madness · Geffen Records · 1983 194.400

1816

Heritage Opeth · Roadrunner Records · 2011 194.400

1817 African Queen Allez Allez · 1981 194.400

1818 Zebra Zebra · Atlantic · 1983 194.400

1819 Liebe, Tod & Teufel Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung · EMI · 1987 194.400

1820

Music Is Rotted One Note Squarepusher · Warp · 1998 194.360

1821

Heathen David Bowie · Columbia · 2002 194.360

1822 7 Wishes Night Ranger · MCA Records · 1985 194.250

1823 Flying Colours Chris de Burgh · A&M Records · 1988 194.250

1824

Escapology Robbie Williams · Chrysalis · 2002 194.250