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 776

18601

The Apocalypse Manifesto Enthroned · Dissonance Productions · 1999 47.790

18602 Burgundy Trax, Volume 1 Frost Jockey · Planet Mu · 2000 47.790

18603 The Convincer Nick Lowe · Yep Roc Records · 2001 47.790

18604 Still Life in Motion BT · 2001 47.790

18605 Bellum, Sacrum Bellum!? Von Thronstahl · VAWS · 2003 47.790

18606

Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea Silver Jews · Drag City · 2008 47.790

18607

Supreme Balloon Matmos · Matador · 2008 47.790

18608 A Chorus of Storytellers The Album Leaf · Sub Pop Records · 2010 47.790

18609 Wheatfield Soul The Guess Who · RCA Victor · 1969 47.740

18610 Alessandra Pooh · 1972 47.740

18611 The Bonny Bunch of Roses Fairport Convention · Vertigo · 1977 47.740

18612 Campanades a morts Lluís Llach · Movieplay · 1977 47.740

18613 Birth Comes to Us All Good Rats · Ratcity Records · 1978 47.740

18614 Love All the Hurt Away Aretha Franklin · Arista · 1981 47.740

18615

Secrets glacés Alain Chamfort · CBS · 1983 47.740

18616 Ain’t Misbehavin’ Fats Waller · RCA Red Seal · 1987 47.740

18617 Breakfast at the Circus David Wilcox · Capitol Records · 1987 47.740

18618 Schatten an der Wand Jule Neigel Band · Intercord · 1988 47.740

18619 Yo Frankie Dion · Arista · 1989 47.740

18620 Barbed Wire Soul Blackstar · TOY’S FACTORY · 1997 47.740

18621 Global Warming Green House Effect · 2001 47.740

18622 Have You Fed the Fish? Badly Drawn Boy · XL Recordings · 2002 47.740

18623 Born Again in the USA Loose Fur · Drag City · 2006 47.740

18624 The Cat Walk Donald Byrd · Blue Note · 1962 47.700