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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29617 Wild Mountain Nation Blitzen Trapper · Sub Pop Records · 2007 31.570

29618

Dreamcypher The Crüxshadows · Dancing Ferret Discs · 2007 31.570

29619 Women as Lovers Xiu Xiu · Kill Rock Stars · 2008 31.570

29620 Zu zweit allein Marsimoto · Four Music · 2008 31.570

29621 Helsinki - Shangri-La Paleface · XO Records · 2010 31.570

29622 Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans Uffie · Ed Banger Records · 2010 31.570

29623 The End Gallhammer · Peaceville · 2011 31.570

29624 Rev-Raptor U.D.O. · AFM Records · 2011 31.570

29625 Talkin’ About Grant Green · Blue Note · 1965 31.548

29626 Bo Diddley Is a Lover Bo Diddley · Checker · 1961 31.540

29627 (The) Ventures in Space The Ventures · Dolton · 1964 31.540

29628 The Hamilton Face Band The Hamilton Face Band · Philips · 1969 31.540

29629

Patches Clarence Carter · Atlantic · 1970 31.540

29630 Inkpot Shocking Blue · Pink Elephant · 1972 31.540

29631 Old Boot Wine Spirogyra · 1972 31.540

29632 West of Oz Amanda McBroom · Sheffield Lab · 1981 31.540

29633 Time Remembers One Time Once Denny Zeitlin · ECM Records · 1983 31.540

29634 Mélanie Céline Dion · 1984 31.540

29635

Electrical Storm Ed Kuepper · Hot Records · 1985 31.540

29636 Railway II Railway · Roadrunner Records · 1985 31.540

29637 Les Violons de Satan High Power · Sydney Productions · 1986 31.540

29638 Celestial Heavenly Bodies · C’est la Mort · 1988 31.540

29639 Le som en fotomodell De Lyckliga Kompisarna · Birdnest Records · 1991 31.540

29640 The Tape Kid Capri · Cold Chillin’ · 1991 31.540