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 766

18361 Two From the Vault: Alice in Hell / Never, Neverland Annihilator · Roadrunner Records · 2003 48.230

18362 Звезда Dolphin · Universal Music Russia · 2004 48.230

18363 Without You Near Markus Schulz · Silly Spider Music · 2005 48.230

18364 Deleted Scenes / Forgotten Dreams The Caretaker · WéMè Records · 2007 48.230

18365

Komet Frank Bretschneider · Shitkatapult · 2011 48.230

18366

Ugly Heroes Ugly Heroes · Mello Music Group · 2013 48.230

18367 Auferstehung OAKE · Downwards · 2014 48.230

18368 James Taylor James Taylor · Apple Records · 1968 48.190

18369 Tom Tom Jones · Decca Records · 1970 48.190

18370 Omega III. Omega · Bacillus Records · 1974 48.190

18371 Regenballade Achim Reichel · 3-Klang Records · 1978 48.190

18372 Beware! Barry White · Unlimited Gold Records · 1981 48.190

18373 Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door Heaven · 1985 48.190

18374 Boomtown David & David · A&M Records · 1986 48.190

18375 The Only Safe Place Abattoir · Combat · 1986 48.190

18376

Outskirts Blue Rodeo · Risqué Disque · 1987 48.190

18377 The World Pendragon · Toff Records · 1991 48.190

18378 Ultraviolet All About Eve · MCA Records · 1992 48.190

18379 A Car Crash in the Blue Atomic Swing · Sonet · 1993 48.190

18380 The Basement Tapes 1984-1990 Ultramagnetic MC’s · Tuff City · 1994 48.190

18381

Stones in the Road Mary Chapin Carpenter · Columbia · 1994 48.190

18382 The Sun Is Often Out Longpigs · Mother Records · 1996 48.190

18383 Oscillating Phenomena Evolution · 1997 48.190

18384 The Singles Collection, Volume 1: 1996-1997 Dropkick Murphys · Hellcat Records · 2000 48.190