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 916

21961

Abigail II: The Revenge King Diamond · Metal Blade Records · 2002 41.500

21962 Fearsome Jewel Andrew Thomas · Kompakt · 2003 41.500

21963 Radio Ape dDamage · Planet Mu · 2004 41.500

21964 Volume Freak Funk D’Void · Soma Records · 2004 41.500

21965 The Note Bane · Equal Vision Records · 2005 41.500

21966

Year of Meteors Laura Veirs · Nonesuch · 2005 41.500

21967 His/Hers Zelienople · Type · 2007 41.500

21968

Hip Hop Lives KRS‐One · KOCH Records · 2007 41.500

21969 The Man Who Would Not Die Blaze Bayley · Blaze Bayley Recordings · 2008 41.500

21970 Original Album Series Foghat · Bearsville Records · 2009 41.500

21971 The Weirding Astra · Rise Above Records · 2009 41.500

21972

Selah Sue Selah Sue · Because Music · 2011 41.500

21973 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town Kenny Rogers & The First Edition · 1969 41.440

21974 Closer to the Ground Joy of Cooking · Capitol Records · 1971 41.440

21975 Fiona Fiona · Atlantic · 1985 41.440

21976 Craaft Craaft · Epic · 1986 41.440

21977

Wilson Phillips Wilson Phillips · SBK Records · 1990 41.440

21978 Washingmachine Mouth Pigface · Invisible Records · 1993 41.440

21979 NakedSelf The The · Nothing Records · 2000 41.440

21980

Feedback Jurassic 5 · Interscope Records · 2006 41.440

21981

Hang Cool Teddy Bear Meat Loaf · Mercury Records · 2010 41.440

21982 Skite Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias · Transatlantic Records · 1988 41.400

21983 Impressions of the Middle East Herbie Mann · Atlantic · 1967 41.400

21984 Peak Impressions The Freeborne · 1968 41.400