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 9

193 Firepower Judas Priest · Columbia · 2018 533.260

194

Hunky Dory David Bowie · RCA Victor · 1971 531.900

195 Quadrant Dub Basic Channel · Basic Channel · 1994 531.050

196

Planet Waves Bob Dylan · Asylum Records · 1974 530.880

197

Cerrone 3: Supernature Cerrone · Overseas Records · 1977 530.700

198

Funeral Arcade Fire · Merge Records · 2004 529.760

199 Man-Child Herbie Hancock · CBS · 1975 527.220

200

Songs of Love and Hate Leonard Cohen · CBS · 1971 526.240

201

Degüello ZZ Top · Warner Bros. Records · 1979 524.800

202

Chicago VII Chicago · Columbia · 1974 524.370

203 The 1st Album Modern Talking · Hansa · 1985 523.600

204

Pop U2 · Island · 1997 523.500

205

Tupelo Honey Van Morrison · Warner Bros. Records · 1971 522.880

206

Dog & Butterfly Heart · Epic · 1978 522.190

207

Melody A.M. Röyksopp · Astralwerks · 2001 521.050

208 Supermodified Amon Tobin · Ninja Tune · 2000 518.870

209

Fables of the Reconstruction R.E.M. · I.R.S. Records · 1985 516.800

210

Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra · CBS · 1973 516.600

211 Raising Hell Run‐D.M.C. · London Records · 1986 515.910

212 Super Session Mike Bloomfield · Columbia · 1968 515.760

213 Consolers of the Lonely The Raconteurs · Third Man Records · 2008 515.200

214 Wild Frontier Gary Moore · 10 Records · 1987 514.400

215 C’est Chic Chic · Atlantic · 1978 514.250

216

Infidels Bob Dylan · CBS · 1983 513.600