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 92

2185

Temple of Transparent Balls The Black Dog · General Production Recordings · 1993 178.880

2186 I Heard That!! Quincy Jones · A&M Records · 1976 178.760

2187

Subterranean Jungle Ramones · Sire Records · 1983 178.760

2188 Mainstream Lloyd Cole and the Commotions · Polydor · 1987 178.760

2189 Map of What Is Effortless Telefon Tel Aviv · Hefty Records · 2004 178.760

2190 What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Stephanie Mills · 20th Century-Fox Records · 1979 178.640

2191 Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde The Byrds · CBS · 1969 178.620

2192 The Best Years of Our Lives Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel · EMI · 1975 178.620

2193

Everything Is Wrong Moby · Mute · 1995 178.620

2194

Celebration Day Led Zeppelin · Swan Song · 2012 178.600

2195 Love in Us All Pharoah Sanders · impulse! · 1974 178.560

2196

Inquisition Symphony Apocalyptica · Mercury Records · 1998 178.500

2197 Entre el cielo y el suelo Mecano · Ariola · 1986 178.500

2198

DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm Kemistry & Storm · !K7 · 1999 178.500

2199 Wheels of Steel Saxon · Carrère · 1980 178.450

2200

Star Fleet Project Brian May · EMI · 1983 178.400

2201

Ex:el 808 State · ZTT · 1991 178.400

2202 Chase Chase · Epic · 1971 178.200

2203 GP Gram Parsons · Rhino · 1973 178.200

2204 Fourth World, Volume 2: Dream Theory in Malaya Jon Hassell · Editions EG · 1981 178.200

2205 Power Spot Jon Hassell · ECM Records · 1986 178.200

2206

Float Aesop Rock · Mush Records · 2000 178.200

2207 Il mio canto libero Lucio Battisti · Numero uno · 1972 178.080

2208 Chemical Invasion Tankard · Noise International · 1987 178.080