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 928

22249 The Law The Law · Atlantic · 1991 41.000

22250 Circa: Now! Rocket From the Crypt · Headhunter Records · 1992 41.000

22251 Brasileiro Sérgio Mendes · Elektra · 1992 41.000

22252 That What Is Not Public Image Ltd. · Virgin · 1992 41.000

22253 Solo Piano, Volume 1 Sun Ra · Improvising Artists Inc. · 1992 41.000

22254 The Frankfurt-Tokyo Connection Yokota · Harthouse · 1993 41.000

22255 Prince of the Poverty Line Skyclad · Noise Records · 1994 41.000

22256 Axis Mutatis The Shamen · One Little Indian Records · 1995 41.000

22257 Good Morning Spider Sparklehorse · Parlophone · 1998 41.000

22258

First Family 4 Life M.O.P. · Relativity Records · 1998 41.000

22259

Bonkers 7: Millennium Fever Hixxy · React · 1999 41.000

22260

Dysfunction Staind · Flip Records · 1999 41.000

22261

Spook Tinsel Shoal Metamatics · Hydrogen Dukebox · 2000 41.000

22262 The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate) Kataklysm · Irond · 2000 41.000

22263

Vavoom! The Brian Setzer Orchestra · Interscope Records · 2000 41.000

22264 Pleased to Meet You James · Mercury Records · 2001 41.000

22265 Seventh Wave System 7 · 2001 41.000

22266 Someone Else's Party The Durutti Column · Artful Records · 2003 41.000

22267 Stronghold [:SITD:] · Accession Records · 2003 41.000

22268 Encantado System 7 · 2004 41.000

22269

Super Colossal Joe Satriani · Epic · 2006 41.000

22270 Graffiti Soul Simple Minds · Sanctuary Records · 2009 41.000

22271 Union The Boxer Rebellion · 2009 41.000

22272

Death Is the Only Mortal The Acacia Strain · Rise Records · 2012 41.000