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 94

2233 Munich Machine Hell · Disko B · 1998 176.610

2234

Heaven Is Waiting The Danse Society · Arista · 1983 176.580

2235

Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow · A&M Records · 1993 176.580

2236 Menagerie Bill Withers · Columbia · 1977 176.400

2237 Dawn Patrol Night Ranger · The Boardwalk Entertainment Co · 1982 176.320

2238 A Quick One The Who · Reaction · 1966 176.300

2239 fROMOHIO fIREHOSE · SST Records · 1989 176.300

2240 Around the Next Dream BBM · Virgin · 1994 176.300

2241 Believe in Nothing Paradise Lost · EMI · 2001 176.250

2242

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night Stereolab · Elektra · 1999 176.220

2243 Clone of the Universe Fu Manchu · 2018 176.220

2244 Let It Flow Dave Mason · Columbia · 1977 176.120

2245 Total Eclipse Billy Cobham · Atlantic · 1974 176.000

2246 The 12″ Album Howard Jones · wea · 1984 176.000

2247 Cruel Sister The Pentangle · Transatlantic Records · 1970 175.960

2248 Desitively Bonnaroo Dr. John · ATCO Records · 1974 175.950

2249 Blow Your Headphones The Herbaliser · Ninja Tune · 1997 175.950

2250 Short Stories Jon and Vangelis · Polydor · 1979 175.930

2251

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me The Cure · Elektra · 1987 175.770

2252 Myam James, Part 1 Kettel · Sending Orbs · 2008 175.770

2253

No More Mr. Nice Guy Gang Starr · Wild Pitch Records · 1989 175.740

2254

Village of the Pharoahs Pharoah Sanders · impulse! · 1973 175.630

2255

Ephemeris H.U.V.A. Network · Ultimae Records · 2009 175.630

2256

L.A. Woman: The Workshop Sessions The Doors · Rhino · 2012 175.630