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 857

20545 Clubfiles: The Album DJ Quicksilver · Zeitgeist · 2003 44.000

20546 A Dried Youth Hecq · 2003 44.000

20547 Earth Mover Cosmic Gate · Kontor Records · 2006 44.000

20548 Progression Markus Schulz · Armada Digital · 2007 44.000

20549 Ground State KiloWatts · Native State Records · 2007 44.000

20550 Let There Be a Massacre Sol · Ván · 2007 44.000

20551

In the Pendulum's Embrace Oren Ambarchi · Touch · 2007 44.000

20552 Ten Years After Ten Years After · Deram · 1967 43.990

20553 Blue Bird Charles Mingus · America Records · 1971 43.990

20554 Tír na nÓg Tír na nÓg · Chrysalis · 1971 43.990

20555 Charlee Charlee · RCA Victor · 1972 43.990

20556 Come Into Our World The Emotions · Columbia · 1979 43.990

20557 Miracles Change · Atlantic · 1981 43.990

20558

7000 danses Indochine · Ariola · 1987 43.990

20559

Passio Arvo Pärt · ECM New Series · 1988 43.990

20560 The Enraged Will Inherit the Earth McCarthy · Midnight Music · 1989 43.990

20561 Ce jour heureux est plein d’allégresse Ludwig von 88 · Houlala · 1990 43.990

20562

The Return of the Space Cowboy Jamiroquai · Sony Soho Square · 1994 43.990

20563 Shag Tobacco Gavin Friday · Island · 1995 43.990

20564

3 Alejandro Sanz · wea · 1995 43.990

20565 Preludes Airs and Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer) Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Caroline Records · 1996 43.990

20566 Shapes Polvo · Touch and Go Records · 1997 43.990

20567

Liaisons dangereuses Doc Gynéco · 1998 43.990

20568 H.N.I.C. Prodigy · Epic · 2000 43.990