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 959

22993 Eternity Angels & Agony · Out of Line · 2001 39.960

22994 Nitro Burnin’ Funny Daddy Brian Setzer · TOY’S FACTORY · 2003 39.960

22995 Universal Audio The Delgados · Chemikal Underground · 2004 39.960

22996 Time S-T-R-E-T-C-H Space Tribe · Spirit Zone Recordings · 2004 39.960

22997

Lifeline Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals · Virgin · 2007 39.960

22998 Some Loud Thunder Clap Your Hands Say Yeah · V2 · 2007 39.960

22999

Death Magnetic Metallica · Vertigo · 2008 39.960

23000 Lonely Woman The Modern Jazz Quartet · Atlantic · 1962 39.950

23001 Ridin' High Martha Reeves & the Vandellas · 1968 39.950

23002 Little Mama Monk Higgins · United Artists · 1972 39.950

23003

Tribute Paul Motian · ECM Records · 1975 39.950

23004 UPP UPP · Epic · 1975 39.950

23005 Poco zucchero Faust'O · CGD · 1979 39.950

23006 Visitation Pekka Pohjola · Dig It · 1979 39.950

23007 Knights of the Sound Table Cameo · Chocolate City Records · 1981 39.950

23008 Christmas Guitar, Volume One John Fahey · 1982 39.950

23009 Close‐Up David Sanborn · 1988 39.950

23010 Каменный край Автограф · Мелодия · 1989 39.950

23011 Il sole nella pioggia Alice · EMI · 1989 39.950

23012 Iris Miranda Sex Garden · Mute · 1992 39.950

23013 Mind of Flesh & Bones Archon Satani · Staalplaat · 1993 39.950

23014 Story of My Life Pere Ubu · Fontana · 1993 39.950

23015

A Journey in Darkness Ophthalamia · Avantgarde Music · 1994 39.950

23016 2020 SpeedBall Timoria · Polydor · 1995 39.950