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 91

2161 Do You Know Squarepusher Squarepusher · Warp · 2002 179.740

2162 Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil Coil · Eskaton · 2000 179.580

2163 Gottes Werk und Creutzfelds Beitrag Creutzfeld & Jakob · Put da Needle to da Records · 2000 179.550

2164 Simulationszeitalter Anthony Rother · psi49net · 2000 179.540

2165

Crossings Herbie Hancock · Warner Bros. Records · 1972 179.520

2166 ALL Descendents · SST Records · 1987 179.520

2167

El mar no cesa Héroes del Silencio · EMI · 1988 179.520

2168 Mystical Experiences The Infinity Project · Blue Room Released · 1995 179.400

2169 Love Somebody Today Sister Sledge · Cotillion · 1980 179.280

2170 Dune Dune · URBAN · 1995 179.280

2171 Dol Guldur Summoning · Napalm Records · 1997 179.270

2172 Japanese Telecom Japanese Telecom · Intuit-Solar · 1999 179.270

2173 The Best of Herman’s Hermits Herman’s Hermits · 1965 179.250

2174 Face Dances The Who · Warner Bros. Records · 1981 179.250

2175 Moondawn Klaus Schulze · Manikin · 1976 179.220

2176 Always Now Section 25 · Factory · 1981 179.220

2177

Sons of Northern Darkness Immortal · Nuclear Blast · 2002 179.220

2178

I Sing the Body Electric Weather Report · Columbia · 1972 179.200

2179

Betty Helmet · Interscope Records · 1994 178.920

2180

LP4 Ratatat · XL Recordings · 2010 178.920

2181 Shake Some Action Flamin’ Groovies · Philips · 1976 178.890

2182 Big Lizard in My Backyard The Dead Milkmen · Restless Records · 1985 178.890

2183

Cristo Redentor Harvey Mandel · Philips · 1968 178.880

2184

Bundles Soft Machine · Harvest · 1975 178.880