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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26737 Blondel Amazing Blondel · Island · 1973 34.790

26738 Visionary Gordon Giltrap · 1976 34.790

26739 Bryan Adams Bryan Adams · A&M Records · 1980 34.790

26740 Back By Popular Demand Kurtis Blow · Mercury Records · 1988 34.790

26741

À tâtons Axelle Red · Virgin Music Belgium · 1996 34.790

26742 Meister der Musik J.B.O. · Lawine · 1998 34.790

26743 We Only Make Believe Loretta Lynn · Decca Records · 1971 34.780

26744 Let Me Touch Your Mind Ike & Tina Turner · United Artists · 1972 34.780

26745 Theme From "Shaft" The Ventures · United Artists · 1972 34.780

26746 My Babe Roy Buchanan · Era Records · 1980 34.780

26747

This Is My Dream Switch · 1980 34.780

26748 How We Rock SSD · Modern Method Records · 1984 34.780

26749 Daring Adventures Richard Thompson · Polydor · 1986 34.780

26750 One Heartbeat Smokey Robinson · Motown · 1987 34.780

26751 Abwärts Abwärts · Normal · 1988 34.780

26752 Earthquake Weather Joe Strummer · Epic · 1989 34.780

26753

Perverse Jesus Jones · Capitol Records · 1993 34.780

26754 Post Historic Monsters Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine · Chrysalis · 1993 34.780

26755 Act Seven Crematory · Nuclear Blast · 1999 34.780

26756 We Are Science Dot Allison · Mantra Recordings · 2002 34.780

26757 The Beginning Stages Of… The Polyphonic Spree · Good Records · 2002 34.780

26758 Reverse Engineering Ololiuqui · Spirit Zone Recordings · 2002 34.780

26759 Grindstone Shining · Rune Grammofon · 2007 34.780

26760 Anthem for the Underdog 12 Stones · Wind‐up · 2007 34.780