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 953

22849 Maulawi Maulawi · Strata Records · 1974 40.040

22850 Layers Les McCann · Atlantic · 1974 40.040

22851 人間まがい山崎ハコ · CANYON · 1979 40.040

22852 Breakfast in the Field Michael Hedges · Windham Hill Records · 1981 40.040

22853 Détail monochrome Pascal Comelade · Les Disques du Soleil et de l’Acier · 1984 40.040

22854 Seven Hours Sleep The Hafler Trio · L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords · 1985 40.040

22855 Foxheads Stalk This Land Close Lobsters · Enigma · 1987 40.040

22856 Na Kovárně to je nářez Tři sestry · Monitor · 1990 40.040

22857 Potro de rabia y miel Camarón de la Isla · Philips · 1992 40.040

22858 Reasons to Sway Sketch · Apollo · 1994 40.040

22859 Black Star Liner Fred Locks · 1995 40.040

22860 Face the Fear In Strict Confidence · Zoth Ommog · 1998 40.040

22861 Ele Vladislav Delay · Sigma Editions · 1999 40.040

22862 In Our Lifetime 8Ball & MJG · Universal · 1999 40.040

22863 Hard Ni Sasete Tujiko Noriko · Mego · 2002 40.040

22864 Corduroy Road Goldmund · Type · 2005 40.040

22865 Out of Breach: Manchester's Revenge MU · Output · 2005 40.040

22866 Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning Myrkgrav · Det Germanske Folket · 2006 40.040

22867 No Speed Limit for Destruction Inepsy · Feral Ward · 2007 40.040

22868 The Fusion of Sound DJ Zany · 2008 40.040

22869 Helvete Nordvargr · Eternal Pride Productions · 2008 40.040

22870 Peisithanatos Nyktalgia · No Colours Records · 2008 40.040

22871 The Raw Truth Lynx · Soul:r · 2009 40.040

22872 City Limits, Volume 2 Silkie · 2011 40.040