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 978

23449 Life (Is So Strange) War · RCA Victor · 1983 39.200

23450 Bumper Crop Volcano Suns · Homestead Records · 1987 39.200

23451 Feel the Shake Jetboy · MCA Records · 1988 39.200

23452

Tome 2 Les Garçons Bouchers · Boucherie Productions · 1988 39.200

23453 Freedom, Love & Happiness Element of Crime · Polydor · 1988 39.200

23454

Matters of the Heart Tracy Chapman · Elektra · 1992 39.200

23455 Emak Bakia Muslimgauze · Concrete Productions · 1994 39.200

23456

Nemesisters Babes in Toyland · Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom · 1995 39.200

23457

An Evening With the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set The Allman Brothers Band · Epic · 1995 39.200

23458 Ticket to Heaven Lisa Nilsson · Diesel Music AB · 1995 39.200

23459 (Songbook) A Collection of Hits Trisha Yearwood · MCA Nashville · 1997 39.200

23460 No Limits U.D.O. · GUN Records · 1998 39.200

23461 Hologram of Baal The Church · Thirsty Ear · 1998 39.200

23462 Odyssey of the Mind Mindfield · 2000 39.200

23463 Chaotic Beauty Eternal Tears of Sorrow · Drakkar Records · 2000 39.200

23464 Ming Star King of Woolworths · Mantra Recordings · 2001 39.200

23465 Devouring Consciousness Svartsinn · Eibon Records · 2002 39.200

23466

The Second You Sleep Saybia · EMI Music Denmark · 2002 39.200

23467 Megatone Boris · Inoxia Records · 2002 39.200

23468

Legend of the Liquid Sword GZA/Genius · MCA Records · 2002 39.200

23469 Kensington Heights Constantines · Arts & Crafts · 2004 39.200

23470 You're All Living in Cuckooland Budgie · 2006 39.200

23471

Farm Dinosaur Jr. · Jagjaguwar · 2009 39.200

23472

Hoodoo Krokus · Sony Music · 2010 39.200