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 917

21985 The Advancement The Advancement · Philips · 1969 41.400

21986 Escalay (The Water Wheel) Hamza El Din · Nonesuch · 1971 41.400

21987

Casa encantada O Terço · Copacabana · 1976 41.400

21988 Nobody Listens Anymore The Instigators · Bluurg Records · 1985 41.400

21989

BEST 中森明菜 · Warner Music Japan · 1986 41.400

21990

Chet Baker Sings Again Chet Baker · 1986 41.400

21991 Tanya St Val Tanya St-Val · Musidisc · 1987 41.400

21992 Angeschissen Angeschissen · Buback · 1988 41.400

21993 Hypertrace Scanner · Noise International · 1988 41.400

21994 Conviction Signal Aout 42 · Alora Music · 1993 41.400

21995 Mystery School Ambient Temple of Imagination · Silent · 1994 41.400

21996 Usuário Planet Hemp · 1995 41.400

21997 One Chord to Another Sloan · murderecords · 1996 41.400

21998

A Dutch Feast... The Complete Works of Balthasar Gerards Kommando B.G.K. · Alternative Tentacles · 1999 41.400

21999

Radio 1940 Wilt · Ad Noiseam · 2002 41.400

22000 Dreams Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Ensemble · Tzadik · 2002 41.400

22001

The Reawakening The Berzerker · Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings · 2008 41.400

22002

Beats That Collected Dust DJ Premier · Year Round Records · 2008 41.400

22003 This Is Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos Gizelle Smith · Soulbeats Records · 2010 41.400

22004 Quest for the Sonic Bounty Horsepower Productions · Tempa · 2010 41.400

22005

Beyond the Undulant Quiescence Fjernlys · Loki Foundation · 2010 41.400

22006

Own Your Ghost 13 & God · Alien Transistor · 2011 41.400

22007 Latin-Esque Juan García Esquivel · RCA Victor · 1962 41.400

22008 Our Man in Paris Dexter Gordon · Blue Note · 1963 41.400