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 935

22417 Peace and Noise Patti Smith · Arista · 1997 40.810

22418

The Antidote The Wiseguys · Virgin · 1998 40.810

22419 Terrorist Threats Westside Connection · Capitol Records · 2003 40.810

22420 Kiss the Pig Today Is the Day · Relapse Records · 2004 40.810

22421 Miniatures Alog · Rune Grammofon · 2005 40.810

22422 Twelve Stops and Home The Feeling · Universal Island Records · 2006 40.810

22423

Come Around Sundown Kings of Leon · RCA · 2010 40.810

22424 Turn It Upside Down Spin Doctors · Epic · 1994 40.800

22425 Tha Block Is Hot Lil Wayne · Cash Money Records · 1999 40.800

22426 Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata Rahsaan Roland Kirk · Atlantic · 1971 40.800

22427 National Lampoon Radio Dinner National Lampoon · MCA Records · 1972 40.800

22428 Just the Way I Am Dolly Parton · RCA · 1972 40.800

22429 Mireille Dick Annegarn · Polydor · 1975 40.800

22430 Eager to Please Ken Hensley · Bronze · 1975 40.800

22431 Soft Heap Soft Heap · Charly Records · 1979 40.800

22432

The Sisters Sister Sledge · Cotillion · 1982 40.800

22433 New Orleans, Volume III Preservation Hall Jazz Band · CBS · 1983 40.800

22434 Alma Mater Stockholm Monsters · Factory · 1984 40.800

22435 Distanz Rheingold · CBS · 1984 40.800

22436 Masterpiece The Isley Brothers · Warner Bros. Records · 1985 40.800

22437 Shilly Shally Fritz Brause · 1985 40.800

22438 More More More Dogs · Epic · 1986 40.800

22439 Go for Whatcha Know Jimmy Smith · 1986 40.800

22440 The Spell Kirka · Flamingo · 1987 40.800