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 834

19993

Laleh Laleh · Warner Music Sweden · 2005 45.000

19994 Evil Urges My Morning Jacket · ATO Records · 2008 45.000

19995 Latin Kick Cal Tjader · Fantasy · 1958 45.000

19996 Sparks! Melvin Sparks · Prestige · 1970 45.000

19997 Ben Ben · Vertigo · 1971 45.000

19998 Main Man Oliver Sain · Abet · 1972 45.000

19999 Shekina ZAO · Musea · 1975 45.000

20000 Tudo Bem! Joe Pass · Pablo · 1978 45.000

20001 Welcome to My Room Randy Brown · 1978 45.000

20002 LKJ in Dub Linton Kwesi Johnson · Island · 1980 45.000

20003 Odyssey Miha Kralj · PGP-RTB · 1982 45.000

20004 A Man of No Fortune, and With a Name to Come Wim Mertens · Grabaciones Accidentales · 1986 45.000

20005 Vanishing Vision X · 1988 45.000

20006 Intoutof The Hafler Trio · KK Records · 1988 45.000

20007 The Source Ali Farka Touré · World Circuit · 1992 45.000

20008 Look Ma Duke, No Hands Mad Kap · RCA · 1993 45.000

20009 330,003 Crossdressers From Beyond the Rig Veda Sun City Girls · Abduction · 1996 45.000

20010 Disease Megaptera · 1996 45.000

20011 Dieneuser Soehngenetic · Elektrolux · 2000 45.000

20012

Hoffnungstod Wigrid · No Colours Records · 2002 45.000

20013 The 30th Song Mr. Dibbs · Rhymesayers Entertainment · 2003 45.000

20014

Bangzilla Mix Master Mike · 2004 45.000

20015 Council Estate of Mind Skinnyman · Low Life Records · 2004 45.000

20016

Memories Nova Nova · F Communications · 2004 45.000