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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28585 Children of Love Fuckpony · Get Physical Music · 2006 32.760

28586

Unia Sonata Arctica · Nuclear Blast · 2007 32.760

28587

Buried Silence Ice Ages · Irond · 2008 32.760

28588

Untitled #23 The Church · Second Motion Records · 2009 32.760

28589

A Glimpse of Stocking Saint Etienne · Heavenly Recordings · 2010 32.760

28590 Contaminating the Hive Mind Abnormality · Sevared Records · 2012 32.760

28591 The Constellatory Practice Urfaust · Ván · 2018 32.760

28592 Telegraph Avenue Telegraph Avenue · Munster Records · 1971 32.760

28593 I’ve Been Lonely for So Long Frederick Knight · Stax · 1973 32.760

28594 Kad bi' bio bijelo dugme Bijelo dugme · Jugoton · 1974 32.760

28595 Luna cinese Costin Miereanu · Cramps Records · 1975 32.760

28596 Veneno Veneno · Discos CBS · 1977 32.760

28597 Generace C & K Vocal · Supraphon · 1977 32.760

28598 East Cold Chisel · wea · 1980 32.760

28599

New Chapter Aswad · CBS · 1981 32.760

28600 Thermonuclear Sweat Defunkt · Hannibal · 1982 32.760

28601 Los Violadores Los Violadores · Umbral · 1983 32.760

28602 Si Boops Deh! Super Cat · 1985 32.760

28603 Sur des charbons ardents OTH · Kronchtadt Tapes · 1986 32.760

28604 Kill Ugly Pop Lip Cream · 1986 32.760

28605 Theatre of Fate Viper · Gravadora Eldorado · 1989 32.760

28606 Big Map Idea Steve Tibbetts · ECM Records · 1989 32.760

28607 Freaks X Marks the Pedwalk · Zoth Ommog · 1991 32.760

28608 Girlsville Thee Headcoatees · Get Hip Recordings · 1991 32.760