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 922

22105

All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Califone · Dead Oceans · 2009 41.340

22106 Inneres Auge: Il tutto è più della somma delle sue parti Franco Battiato · Mercury Records · 2009 41.340

22107

The Night Before James · Mercury Records · 2010 41.340

22108

Ferrat chante Aragon Jean Ferrat · Barclay · 1971 41.310

22109 Na mi újság, Wágner úr? Fonográf · Hungaroton · 1975 41.310

22110 Loco por incordiar Rosendo · RCA · 1985 41.310

22111 If I Were Your Woman Stephanie Mills · MCA Records · 1987 41.310

22112 Divine Tuxedomoon · Cramboy · 1990 41.310

22113

Cast in Stone Venom · Steamhammer · 1997 41.310

22114 The God Thing Vanden Plas · Inside Out Music · 1997 41.310

22115

Notre-Dame de Paris Riccardo Cocciante · Pomme Music · 1997 41.310

22116 Music for Children John Zorn · Tzadik · 1998 41.310

22117 Spanish Dance Troupe Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci · Mantra Recordings · 1999 41.310

22118 Sincere MJ Cole · Talkin’ Loud · 2000 41.310

22119 Autotunes Boytronic · Strange Ways Records · 2002 41.310

22120

Bright Like Neon Love Cut Copy · Modular Recordings · 2004 41.310

22121 The Focusing Blur Vintersorg · Napalm Records · 2004 41.310

22122 Global Underground: Exposures The Forth · 2004 41.310

22123 Roots & Crowns Califone · Thrill Jockey · 2006 41.310

22124 No Love Lost The Rifles · BMG · 2006 41.310

22125 Dopamine Third Eye Blind · 2015 41.310

22126 Sensitive and Delicate Stephen Schlaks · Baby Records · 1979 41.300

22127 Blue Highway Tony Carey · MCA Records · 1985 41.300

22128 Rockin' With Reed Jimmy Reed · Vee-Jay Records · 1959 41.280