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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25249 Ulice Olympic · Supraphon · 1981 36.660

25250 Desire Tom Scott · Elektra Musician · 1982 36.660

25251 Vandenberg Vandenberg · ATCO Records · 1982 36.660

25252

Heartbeats and Triggers Translator · Columbia · 1982 36.660

25253 Merciless Stephanie Mills · Casablanca Records · 1983 36.660

25254

Don't Get Mad - Get Even Samson · Polydor · 1984 36.660

25255 Out of Control The Brothers Johnson · A&M Records · 1984 36.660

25256 Närmare gränsen Peter LeMarc · 1988 36.660

25257 Ghost Stories The Dream Syndicate · Enigma · 1988 36.660

25258

Wild Obsession Axel Rudi Pell · Steamhammer · 1989 36.660

25259

Catfish Rising Jethro Tull · Chrysalis · 1991 36.660

25260 Penetration Controlled Bleeding · Third Mind Records · 1992 36.660

25261 On Anotha Level Anotha Level · Priority Records · 1994 36.660

25262 Destroyka Blind Passengers · 1996 36.660

25263

Unsequenced Acid Junkies · Djax-Up-Beats · 1996 36.660

25264 Blue Sky on Mars Matthew Sweet · Music on Vinyl · 1997 36.660

25265 Prize Arto Lindsay · Righteous Babe Records · 1999 36.660

25266 Sounds of the Empire Capitol K · Planet Mu · 1999 36.660

25267 Middle Earth Bob Catley · Frontiers Records · 2001 36.660

25268 Through the Cracks of Death Abscess · Peaceville · 2002 36.660

25269 Year Zero Slam · Soma Records · 2004 36.660

25270 It’s a Bit Complicated Art Brut · Mute · 2007 36.660

25271 Tervaskanto Korpiklaani · Napalm Records · 2007 36.660

25272

Astro Coast Surfer Blood · Kanine Records · 2010 36.660