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 847

20305 Wide Open Kahvas Jute · Infinity · 1971 44.370

20306 Sunshine Man Harold Alexander · Flying Dutchman · 1971 44.370

20307 6:e November November · Sonet · 1972 44.370

20308 Råg i ryggen Råg i Ryggen · Transubstans Records · 1975 44.370

20309 Komm großer schwarzer Vogel Ludwig Hirsch · Polydor · 1979 44.370

20310 Photoglo Photoglo · 20th Century-Fox Records · 1980 44.370

20311 1980 Brats · CBS · 1980 44.370

20312 Izleti Paraf · ZKP RTVL · 1981 44.370

20313 Dawn Dance Steve Eliovson · 1981 44.370

20314 Energize Mandrill · Montage Records · 1982 44.370

20315 Pop-Eyes Danielle Dax · Initial Recordings · 1983 44.370

20316 Fragments of Insanity Necrodeath · Metalmaster Records · 1989 44.370

20317 Beam Error Floatpoint · Sun Music · 1995 44.370

20318 92-94 Luke Slater · Peacefrog Records · 1997 44.370

20319 Tumuli Shroomaroom Acrimony · Peaceville · 1997 44.370

20320

Pack Up the Cats Local H · Island · 1998 44.370

20321 Escape From Monsta Island! Monsta Island Czars · Metal Face Records · 2003 44.370

20322 The World Johannes Heil · Datapunk · 2004 44.370

20323 2000 Flushes Jeff Samuel · Logistic Records · 2005 44.370

20324 Flexing Habitual The Flashbulb · Sublight Records · 2006 44.370

20325 Lento violento e altre storie Gigi D’Agostino · NoiseMaker · 2007 44.370

20326 The Ughs! The Residents · 2009 44.370

20327 Ikebe Shakedown Ikebe Shakedown · Ubiquity · 2011 44.370

20328

Perils From the Sea Mark Kozelek · Caldo Verde Records · 2013 44.370