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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24985 Living Eyes Radio Birdman · wea · 1981 36.980

24986 Never Gonna Be Another One Thelma Houston · RCA Victor · 1981 36.980

24987 In Times of Trouble Trouble Funk · D.E.T.T. Records · 1983 36.980

24988 Cause for Alarm Agnostic Front · Relativity Records · 1986 36.980

24989 Surprise Surprise Surprise Miracle Legion · Rough Trade · 1987 36.980

24990 L'Esprit In the Nursery · Wax Trax! Records · 1990 36.980

24991 Want Some? Roxy Blue · Geffen Records · 1992 36.980

24992 En Mana Kuoyo Ayub Ogada · Real World · 1993 36.980

24993 Lamentations Solstice · Candlelight Records · 1994 36.980

24994 The Dew Line Gate · Table of the Elements · 1994 36.980

24995 Fina estampa Caetano Veloso · Philips · 1994 36.980

24996

Pedrá Extremoduro · DRO · 1995 36.980

24997 Everest Off and Gone · Harthouse · 1996 36.980

24998 Drum Island Drum Island · Apollo · 1997 36.980

24999 The Infernal Age Ex.Order · Power & Steel · 1998 36.980

25000 Remains of a Ruined, Dead, Cursed Soul Mütiilation · Drakkar Productions · 1999 36.980

25001 Throwing Stones in Placid Pools Plastyc Buddha · Life Enhancing Audio · 2001 36.980

25002 Virus West Nagelfar · Ars Metalli · 2001 36.980

25003 Just Tryin' ta Live Devin the Dude · 2002 36.980

25004 Helfahrt Sonne Hagal · Eis & Licht · 2002 36.980

25005 Sonic Jihad Paris · 2003 36.980

25006

Take My Drum to England Jon Kennedy · Grand Central Records · 2003 36.980

25007 High The Blue Nile · Sanctuary Records · 2004 36.980

25008 Joyrider Flexitones · Backroom Beats · 2004 36.980