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 808

19369

Lucifer Peaking Lights · Mexican Summer · 2012 46.200

19370 Making Money (4AD B‐Sides and Rarities) Camera Obscura · 4AD · 2022 46.200

19371

Bread Bread · Elektra · 1969 46.170

19372 Switch II Switch · Motown · 1979 46.170

19373

Crache ton venin Téléphone · EMI Music France · 1979 46.170

19374 Cada loco con su tema Joan Manuel Serrat · Ariola · 1983 46.170

19375 Spell of Iron Tarot · Flamingo · 1986 46.170

19376 Too Late to Pray Tyrant · Roadrunner Records · 1987 46.170

19377 March Michael Penn · RCA · 1989 46.170

19378 Soft White Underbelly Sweet Tooth · Earache Records · 1990 46.170

19379 Michael Learns to Rock Michael Learns to Rock · EMI · 1991 46.170

19380 Alles ist möglich Welle: Erdball · 1995 46.170

19381 Across a Wire: Live in New York City Counting Crows · Geffen Records · 1997 46.170

19382

Darktown Steve Hackett · Mercury Records · 1998 46.170

19383

Documents Postmen · Top Notch · 1998 46.170

19384 La descrizione di un attimo Tiromancino · Virgin Music Italy · 2000 46.170

19385 The Hall of the Olden Dreams Dark Moor · Maldito Records · 2000 46.170

19386 Kölner Brett To Rococo Rot · Staubgold · 2001 46.170

19387 Turn 21 The Donnas · Lookout! Records · 2001 46.170

19388 Gold! Elektrochemie LK · Confused Recordings · 2001 46.170

19389 Elastic Silver City · 20/20 Vision · 2003 46.170

19390

2 A.M. Wakeup Call Tweaker · iMUSIC · 2004 46.170

19391

April Skies Deine Lakaien · Capitol Records · 2005 46.170

19392

This Old Road Kris Kristofferson · New West Records · 2006 46.170