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 954

22873 Revelationes Tape · Häpna · 2011 40.040

22874 Big in Europe, Vol. 1: Warsaw Klaus Schulze · 2013 40.040

22875 Body, Mind and Spirit Black Renaissance · Baystate · 1976 40.026

22876 Aqua Team 2 DJ Stingray · WéMè Records · 2008 40.026

22877 Kinder und Narren Grobschnitt · Vertigo · 1984 40.020

22878 Death to False Metal Weezer · DGC Records · 2010 40.020

22879 Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames · Columbia · 1964 40.020

22880 Forest Flower Charles Lloyd · Atlantic · 1967 40.020

22881 Samba '68 Marcos Valle · Copacabana · 1968 40.020

22882 Healing of the Lunatic Owl Brainchild · A&M Records · 1970 40.020

22883 Aunt Mary Aunt Mary · Polydor · 1970 40.020

22884 Pieces of Me Linda Hoyle · Vertigo · 1971 40.020

22885 The Iron Men Woody Shaw · Muse Records · 1981 40.020

22886 Metal Manilla Road · Roadster Records · 1982 40.020

22887 Strangers in Paradise Smokie · BMG · 1982 40.020

22888 November Group November Group · Modern Method Records · 1982 40.020

22889 Aufrecht Daily Terror · Aggressive Rockproduktionen · 1984 40.020

22890 So Delicious Fatback · Cotillion · 1985 40.020

22891 The Men Who Loved Music The Young Fresh Fellows · Frontier Records · 1987 40.020

22892

Say Uncle Uncle Slam · Caroline Records · 1988 40.020

22893 Creakiness / Firemoon Nurse With Wound · United Dairies · 1991 40.020

22894 Lo Flux Tube Old · Earache Records · 1991 40.020

22895 Void Dweller Eon · Columbia · 1992 40.020

22896 King of California Dave Alvin · 1994 40.020