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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28921 Praise the Blues Cuby + Blizzards · Mercury Records · 1990 32.370

28922 Animato John Abercrombie · ECM Records · 1990 32.370

28923 Jazz Brakes, Volume 2 DJ Food · Ninja Tune · 1991 32.370

28924 How a Black Man Feels Schoolly D · Capitol Records · 1991 32.370

28925 God Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub · Motor Music · 1994 32.370

28926 Gathering of Freaks Freak of Nature · Music for Nations · 1994 32.370

28927 Me. Me. Me. Air Miami · 4AD · 1995 32.370

28928 Spin Noto · Rastermusic · 1996 32.370

28929 Jersey's Best Dancers Lifetime · Jade Tree · 1997 32.370

28930

Solex vs. The Hitmeister Solex · Matador · 1998 32.370

28931 The Thicket David Grubbs · Drag City · 1998 32.370

28932

Pit Baccardi Pit Baccardi · 1999 32.370

28933 Scenario IV: Dread Dreams Sigh · Cacophonous Records · 1999 32.370

28934 Going for Gold Shed Seven · Polydor · 1999 32.370

28935 Strip Down Fancy · 69 Records · 2000 32.370

28936 Lujo ibérico Mala Rodríguez · Universal · 2000 32.370

28937 The Main Event Fingathing · Grand Central Records · 2000 32.370

28938 Embrace Fragma · wea · 2002 32.370

28939 Dreams of Endless War Norther · Фоно · 2002 32.370

28940 Guilty as Sin Brazen Abbot · Steamhammer · 2003 32.370

28941

We Did Not Know the Forest Spirit Made the Flowers Grow Black Lips · BOMP! Records · 2004 32.370

28942 Ver tanzt? Black Ox Orkestar · Constellation · 2004 32.370

28943 Periphery Christopher Bissonnette · kranky · 2005 32.370

28944 Everything's Exactly The Same Chevron · Planet Mu · 2005 32.370