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 8

169

Infinity Journey · Columbia · 1978 567.220

170

Paul Simon Paul Simon · Columbia · 1972 566.060

171 Sex With the Machines Anthony Rother · Kanzleramt · 1997 564.940

172 Zen Arcade Hüsker Dü · SST Records · 1984 564.300

173

Heligoland Massive Attack · Virgin · 2010 561.720

174

Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1965 560.700

175

Elephant The White Stripes · XL Recordings · 2003 556.920

176

Heart Heart · Capitol Records · 1985 552.800

177 Silentintroduction Moodymann · Planet E · 1997 551.000

178

Seventeen Seconds The Cure · Fiction · 1980 549.130

179

Shake It Up The Cars · Elektra · 1981 549.120

180 Ocean Eloy · Harvest · 1977 548.680

181 Cycle 30 Jeff Mills · Axis · 1994 548.240

182

Let It Be The Replacements · Twin/Tone Records · 1984 542.800

183 Stranded Roxy Music · Island · 1973 542.020

184

Replicas Tubeway Army · Beggars Banquet · 1979 540.080

185

The Long Run Eagles · Asylum Records · 1979 539.560

186 The Budos Band The Budos Band · Daptone Records · 2005 539.100

187

Lioness: Hidden Treasures Amy Winehouse · Lioness Records · 2011 539.100

188

Tales of the Inexpressible Shpongle · Kinetic Records · 2001 538.620

189 Genesis Genesis · Vertigo · 1983 536.800

190

Original Pirate Material The Streets · 679 · 2002 534.650

191

Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau Die Toten Hosen · Totenkopf · 1988 533.690

192 Graduation Kanye West · Roc‐A‐Fella Records · 2007 533.310