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The Top 250

108,862 albums ranked. Not a record of investment dressed up as a record of merit — the Groove measures what is true and says so, identically for a household name and for a band nobody has heard of. How it works

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972
2,621.940
Why this number?

heard and loved beloved, less heard widely heard. Every chart on earth measures reach and calls it merit. This one separates them.

The Top 250 · 108,862 albums ranked
2 Plastic Beach Gorillaz · Parlophone · 2010 2,200.500
3 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes · Sub Pop Records · 2008 2,103.960
4 Lonerism Tame Impala · Modular Recordings · 2012 1,609.200
5 Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin · Swan Song · 1975 1,483.200
6 Remain in Light Talking Heads · Sire Records · 1980 1,396.850
7 Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective · Domino · 2009 1,361.700
8 Glass Houses Billy Joel · CBS · 1980 1,331.200
9 Faith George Michael · Epic · 1987 1,330.490
10 Midnight Marauders A Tribe Called Quest · Jive · 1993 1,305.660
11 Helplessness Blues Fleet Foxes · Sub Pop Records · 2011 1,275.300
12 Aladdin Sane David Bowie · RCA Victor · 1973 1,274.240
13 Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young · 1979 1,271.600
14 The Pearl Sessions Janis Joplin · Columbia · 2012 1,263.100
15 Brothers and Sisters The Allman Brothers Band · Capricorn Records · 1973 1,245.000
16 Outlandos d’Amour The Police · A&M Records · 1978 1,236.060
17 Heartbeat City The Cars · Elektra · 1984 1,233.280
18 Speaking in Tongues Talking Heads · Sire Records · 1983 1,210.000
19 Drukqs Aphex Twin · Warp · 2001 1,197.840
20 Zenyattà Mondatta The Police · A&M Records · 1980 1,197.640
21 Music Has the Right to Children Boards of Canada · Warp · 1998 1,175.150
22 Geogaddi Boards of Canada · Warp · 2002 1,161.450
23 Humbug Arctic Monkeys · Domino · 2009 1,122.880
24 Damn the Torpedoes Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · Backstreet Records · 1979 1,109.680
25 Disintegration The Cure · Elektra · 1989 1,099.800
26 Around the World in a Day Prince · Paisley Park · 1985 1,092.690
27 Talking Heads: 77 Talking Heads · Sire Records · 1977 1,079.760
28 Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller Band · Mercury Records · 1976 1,076.510
29 Stronger Than Pride Sade · Epic · 1988 1,068.980
30 Dare The Human League · Virgin · 1981 1,045.800
31 The Kick Inside Kate Bush · EMI · 1978 1,019.960
32 Pretzel Logic Steely Dan · ABC Records · 1974 986.000
33 Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears · CBS · 1968 984.360
34 The Infamous… Mobb Deep · RCA · 1995 981.350
35 Scoundrel Days a‐ha · Warner Bros. Records · 1986 980.390
36 Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon · Columbia · 1975 974.430
37 Floodland The Sisters of Mercy · Merciful Release · 1987 960.080
38 Point of Know Return Kansas · Kirshner · 1977 955.900
39 Room on Fire The Strokes · RCA · 2003 955.860
40 Let England Shake PJ Harvey · Island · 2011 941.620
41 Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival · Liberty · 1969 938.730
42 Amber Autechre · Warp · 1994 912.730
43 Van Halen II Van Halen · Warner Bros. Records · 1979 911.250
44 Advaitic Songs Om · Drag City · 2012 909.540
45 The Royal Scam Steely Dan · ABC Records · 1976 895.230
46 Treasure Cocteau Twins · 4AD · 1984 892.670
47 Silk Degrees Boz Scaggs · CBS · 1976 883.220
48 Relics Pink Floyd · Starline · 1971 881.160
49 The Black Album Jay‐Z · Roc‐A‐Fella Records · 2003 875.760
50 Experience The Prodigy · XL Recordings · 1992 874.200
51 Candy‐O The Cars · Elektra · 1979 861.030
52 War U2 · Island · 1983 856.080
53 The Grand Illusion Styx · A&M Records · 1977 855.260
54 Willy and the Poor Boys Creedence Clearwater Revival · Liberty · 1969 855.210
55 52nd Street Billy Joel · CBS · 1978 854.440
56 Straight Outta Compton N.W.A · Ruthless Records · 1988 853.580
57 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen · CBS · 1978 852.260
58 Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper · Warner Bros. Records · 1973 841.620
59 Ammonia Avenue The Alan Parsons Project · Arista · 1984 840.060
60 Live Rust Neil Young · 1979 827.200
61 Close to the Edge Yes · Atlantic · 1972 810.480
62 Metal Health Quiet Riot · CBS/Sony · 1983 802.710
63 Ænima Tool · Volcano Records · 1996 800.400
64 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys · Cherry Red Records · 1980 796.250
65 Ten Pearl Jam · Epic · 1991 795.660
66 Alcachofa Villalobos · Playhouse · 2003 785.840
67 Station to Station David Bowie · RCA Victor · 1976 780.530
68 Black Ice AC/DC · Columbia · 2008 763.680
69 Briefcase Full of Blues Blues Brothers · Atlantic · 1978 762.350
70 I Love You, Honeybear Father John Misty · Sub Pop Records · 2015 758.700
71 Wincing the Night Away The Shins · Sub Pop Records · 2007 758.640
72 Blow by Blow Jeff Beck · Epic · 1975 756.840
73 On Every Street Dire Straits · Vertigo · 1991 754.320
74 The Nightfly Donald Fagen · Warner Bros. Records · 1982 750.270
75 Ideal Ideal · wea · 1980 747.000
76 Double Vision Foreigner · Atlantic · 1978 741.600
77 Stars Simply Red · EastWest · 1991 732.700
78 One Nation Under a Groove Funkadelic · Warner Bros. Records · 1978 732.160
79 Burial Burial · Hyperdub · 2006 725.270
80 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young · 1969 724.460
81 Caravanserai Santana · Columbia · 1972 712.580
82 School’s Out Alice Cooper · Warner Bros. Records · 1972 710.400
83 La voce del padrone Franco Battiato · EMI · 1981 710.220
84 Avalon Roxy Music · E’G · 1982 709.750
85 Three Imaginary Boys The Cure · Fiction · 1979 707.310
86 Funcrusher Plus Company Flow · Rawkus Records · 1997 706.800
87 Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! DEVO · Warner Bros. Records · 1978 703.990
88 The Head on the Door The Cure · Fiction · 1985 702.960
89 Aquemini OutKast · LaFace Records · 1998 700.290
90 26 Mixes for Cash Aphex Twin · Warp · 2003 697.000
91 Fandango! ZZ Top · London Records · 1975 696.800
92 The Campfire Headphase Boards of Canada · Warp · 2005 696.600
93 A New Flame Simply Red · Elektra · 1989 689.600
94 Stormbringer Deep Purple · Purple Records · 1974 684.700
95 Third Stage Boston · MCA Records · 1986 684.060
96 Pink Flag Wire · Harvest · 1977 681.690
97 Preemptive Strike DJ Shadow · FFRR · 1998 680.400
98 Christopher Cross Christopher Cross · Warner Bros. Records · 1979 680.160
99 Abraxas Santana · Columbia · 1970 675.960
100 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand · Domino · 2004 669.920
101 Autoamerican Blondie · Chrysalis · 1980 666.750
102 A Trick of the Tail Genesis · Charisma · 1976 664.830
103 The Scream Siouxsie and the Banshees · Polydor · 1978 664.680
104 Kid A Radiohead · Parlophone · 2000 664.020
105 Pornography The Cure · Fiction · 1982 663.940
106 Document R.E.M. · I.R.S. Records · 1987 662.070
107 Trash Alice Cooper · Epic · 1989 660.920
108 Bad Company Bad Company · Island · 1974 657.720
109 Ancient Heart Tanita Tikaram · wea · 1988 656.760
110 Repeater Fugazi · Dischord Records · 1990 656.100
111 Chicago Chicago · CBS · 1970 654.910
112 Fair Warning Van Halen · Warner Bros. Records · 1981 650.720
113 Red Octopus Jefferson Starship · Grunt · 1975 646.560
114 Horehound The Dead Weather · Third Man Records · 2009 645.920
115 Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings · MPL · 1976 644.490
116 Chiastic Slide Autechre · Warp · 1997 642.060
117 Wind & Wuthering Genesis · Charisma · 1976 641.240
118 U218 Singles U2 · Island · 2006 640.320
119 Songs of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen · Columbia · 1967 639.910
120 Diamond Life Sade · Epic · 1984 639.450
121 Signing Off UB40 · Graduate Records · 1980 639.100
122 Confield Autechre · Warp · 2001 637.960
123 Walls of Jericho Helloween · Noise International · 1985 636.840
124 No More Heroes The Stranglers · United Artists · 1977 635.800
125 CSN Crosby, Stills & Nash · Atlantic · 1977 635.700
126 Van Halen Van Halen · Warner Bros. Records · 1978 635.460
127 The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein Parliament · Casablanca Records · 1976 635.100
128 Stella Yello · Vertigo · 1985 632.490
129 The English Riviera Metronomy · Because Music · 2011 628.340
130 Quadrophenia The Who · Track Record · 1973 625.500
131 Uprising Bob Marley & The Wailers · Island · 1980 625.220
132 Goats Head Soup The Rolling Stones · Rolling Stones Records · 1973 622.380
133 Street Survivors Lynyrd Skynyrd · MCA Records · 1977 621.780
134 Thrust Herbie Hancock · CBS · 1974 618.300
135 The Age of the Understatement The Last Shadow Puppets · Domino · 2008 613.210
136 Breezin’ George Benson · Warner Bros. Records · 1976 609.840
137 Vulture Culture The Alan Parsons Project · Arista · 1985 609.000
138 Phosphene Dream The Black Angels · Blue Horizon · 2010 608.080
139 The World Is a Ghetto War · United Artists · 1972 602.860
140 Are You Shpongled? Shpongle · Twisted Records · 1998 600.660
141 World of Today Supermax · Atlantic · 1977 599.760
142 Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies · Frontier Records · 1983 598.970
143 Cock Robin Cock Robin · Columbia · 1985 594.320
144 MM..FOOD MF DOOM · Rhymesayers Entertainment · 2004 591.500
145 Crimes of Passion Pat Benatar · Chrysalis · 1980 591.360
146 The 4th Sign CJ Bolland · R&S Records · 1992 589.680
147 1 The Beatles · Apple Records · 2000 589.380
148 Super Trouper ABBA · Atlantic · 1980 589.340
149 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Iron Maiden · EMI · 1988 587.700
150 LP5 Autechre · Warp · 1998 586.380
151 Mothership Connection Parliament · Casablanca Records · 1975 584.100
152 Diver Down Van Halen · Warner Bros. Records · 1982 583.440
153 Rocket to Russia Ramones · Sire Records · 1977 583.310
154 Aerial Kate Bush · EMI · 2005 582.960
155 Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson · Columbia · 1975 582.030
156 Facelift Alice in Chains · CBS · 1990 577.680
157 City to City Gerry Rafferty · United Artists · 1978 577.600
158 The Basement Tapes Bob Dylan · CBS · 1975 577.060
159 The Chronic Dr. Dre · Priority Records · 1992 575.120
160 Anthology 1 The Beatles · Apple Records · 1995 575.120
161 Head Games Foreigner · Atlantic · 1979 574.860
162 Draw the Line Aerosmith · Columbia · 1977 574.500
163 Scarecrow John Mellencamp · Mercury Records · 1985 574.000
164 Draft 7.30 Autechre · Warp · 2003 572.700
165 For Your Pleasure Roxy Music · Warner Bros. Records · 1973 571.040
166 Victorialand Cocteau Twins · 4AD · 1986 569.600
167 Dig Your Own Hole The Chemical Brothers · Freestyle Dust · 1997 568.800
168 Allah-Las Allah-Las · 2012 568.560
169 Infinity Journey · Columbia · 1978 567.220
170 Paul Simon Paul Simon · Columbia · 1972 566.060
171 Sex With the Machines Anthony Rother · Kanzleramt · 1997 564.940
172 Zen Arcade Hüsker Dü · SST Records · 1984 564.300
173 Heligoland Massive Attack · Virgin · 2010 561.720
174 Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1965 560.700
175 Elephant The White Stripes · XL Recordings · 2003 556.920
176 Heart Heart · Capitol Records · 1985 552.800
177 Silentintroduction Moodymann · Planet E · 1997 551.000
178 Seventeen Seconds The Cure · Fiction · 1980 549.130
179 Shake It Up The Cars · Elektra · 1981 549.120
180 Ocean Eloy · Harvest · 1977 548.680
181 Cycle 30 Jeff Mills · Axis · 1994 548.240
182 Let It Be The Replacements · Twin/Tone Records · 1984 542.800
183 Stranded Roxy Music · Island · 1973 542.020
184 Replicas Tubeway Army · Beggars Banquet · 1979 540.080
185 The Long Run Eagles · Asylum Records · 1979 539.560
186 The Budos Band The Budos Band · Daptone Records · 2005 539.100
187 Lioness: Hidden Treasures Amy Winehouse · Lioness Records · 2011 539.100
188 Tales of the Inexpressible Shpongle · Kinetic Records · 2001 538.620
189 Genesis Genesis · Vertigo · 1983 536.800
190 Original Pirate Material The Streets · 679 · 2002 534.650
191 Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau Die Toten Hosen · Totenkopf · 1988 533.690
192 Graduation Kanye West · Roc‐A‐Fella Records · 2007 533.310
193 Firepower Judas Priest · Columbia · 2018 533.260
194 Hunky Dory David Bowie · RCA Victor · 1971 531.900
195 Quadrant Dub Basic Channel · Basic Channel · 1994 531.050
196 Planet Waves Bob Dylan · Asylum Records · 1974 530.880
197 Cerrone 3: Supernature Cerrone · Overseas Records · 1977 530.700
198 Funeral Arcade Fire · Merge Records · 2004 529.760
199 Man-Child Herbie Hancock · CBS · 1975 527.220
200 Songs of Love and Hate Leonard Cohen · CBS · 1971 526.240
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