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?

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2473 Flowers in My Garden LP Sonz of a Loop da Loop Era · Suburban Base · 1993 167.400

2474

Down in Albion Babyshambles · Rough Trade · 2005 167.400

2475 Montara Bobby Hutcherson · Blue Note · 1975 167.400

2476

Reconstruction Site The Weakerthans · Burning Heart Records · 2003 167.400

2477 Everyone Is Everybody Else Barclay James Harvest · Polydor · 1974 167.280

2478

With Sympathy Ministry · Arista · 1983 167.280

2479 All American Boy Rick Derringer · Epic · 1973 167.240

2480 Vinyl Confessions Kansas · Kirshner · 1982 167.200

2481 Tanx T. Rex · Ariola · 1973 167.200

2482

Who’s Been Sleeping in My Brain? Alien Sex Fiend · Anagram Records · 1983 167.200

2483

It Must Be Magic Teena Marie · Motown · 1981 167.200

2484

Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn Do Make Say Think · Constellation · 2003 167.200

2485 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones · AMIGA · 1982 167.160

2486 Ragin', Full-On fIREHOSE · SST Records · 1986 167.160

2487 In the Absence of Truth Isis · Ipecac Recordings · 2006 167.160

2488

Oceania The Smashing Pumpkins · Virgin · 2012 167.160

2489 All the Greatest Hits Commodores · Motown · 1982 166.860

2490 It’s a Mother James Brown · King Records · 1969 166.840

2491 Two Nuns and a Pack Mule Rapeman · Blast First · 1988 166.840

2492

BJ4 Bob James · CTI · 1977 166.830

2493 Scared to Dance Skids · Virgin · 1979 166.830

2494

La Notte, la Notte... Étienne Daho · Virgin · 1984 166.830

2495 The Art of Drowning AFI · Nitro Records · 2000 166.830

2496 Warpaint The Black Crowes · Silver Arrow · 2008 166.690