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 809

19393 Heroine From First to Last · Epitaph · 2006 46.170

19394 Chaos by Design Concord Dawn · Uprising Records · 2006 46.170

19395 Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time Rod Stewart · Sony BMG Music Entertainment · 2006 46.170

19396 Ruination Job for a Cowboy · Metal Blade Records · 2009 46.170

19397

True Traitor, True Whore Leviathan · Profound Lore Records · 2011 46.170

19398

Trumpet à gogo James Last · Polydor · 1966 46.150

19399 Rata-ta-Zong Torfrock · RCA Victor · 1978 46.150

19400 Hello, I’m Dolly Dolly Parton · Monument · 1967 46.110

19401 Natural Feelings Airto Moreira · Buddah Records · 1970 46.110

19402 Living Black! Charles Earland · Prestige · 1970 46.110

19403 Kinotto Skiantos · Cramps Records · 1979 46.110

19404 Whilst Climbing Thieves Vie for Attention P'o · WMO · 1983 46.110

19405 Nasty Savage Nasty Savage · Roadrunner Records · 1985 46.110

19406 Brown Brown · Rather Interesting · 1996 46.110

19407 Radio Mali Ali Farka Touré · World Circuit · 1996 46.110

19408 Beyond The Sun Billy MacKenzie · Nude Records · 1997 46.110

19409

The Narcoleptic Symphony Unit · Caipirinha Productions · 1999 46.110

19410 永劫回帰 [Eigou Kaiki] Ubar Tmar · 2002 46.110

19411 In:Transit John B · Beta Recordings · 2004 46.110

19412 Horseraddish Mikado Fym · Boogizm · 2005 46.110

19413 Original Album Classics Suicidal Tendencies · Epic · 2011 46.110

19414 Express Rising Express Rising · 2013 46.110

19415 Russian Roulette Triumvirat · Harvest · 1980 46.080

19416 Earthspan The Incredible String Band · Island · 1972 46.080