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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30145 The Circle Bon Jovi · Island · 2009 30.960

30146 Save Me, San Francisco Train · Columbia · 2009 30.960

30147 Rockaholic Warrant · Frontiers Records · 2011 30.960

30148 Montage Montage · Laurie Records · 1969 30.960

30149 Bugger Off! Stack Waddy · Polydor · 1972 30.960

30150 German Oak German Oak · Bunker Records · 1972 30.960

30151 The Planets Holst · CBS · 1973 30.960

30152 Hip Elegy Joachim Kühn · MPS · 1976 30.960

30153 Symphonic Pictures Schicke-Führs-Fröhling · 1976 30.960

30154 Pythagoron™ Pythagoron™ · Pythagoron™ · 1977 30.960

30155 Deux Dionne-Brégent · Capitol Records · 1977 30.960

30156 Ellington Is Forever, Volume 2 Kenny Burrell · Fantasy · 1977 30.960

30157

Rumours Fleetwood Mac · Warner Bros. Records · 1977 30.960

30158 Monitor Monitor · Ata Tak · 1981 30.960

30159 Recovery Runrig · Ridge · 1981 30.960

30160 Hertzainak Hertzainak · Oihuka · 1984 30.960

30161 South Africa Abdullah Ibrahim · enja · 1986 30.960

30162 Rigor Mortis vs. The Earth Rigor Mortis · Triple X Records · 1991 30.960

30163 Direction of Travel PTV³ · 1991 30.960

30164 Blasphemous Rumours Nocturnal Emissions · Staalplaat · 1992 30.960

30165 Poetic Justice Lillian Axe · Victor · 1992 30.960

30166 Those Shredded Dreams Furbowl · 1992 30.960

30167 The Impossible Dream The Twins · Hansa · 1993 30.960

30168 Open Your Mind: The Album U.S.U.R.A. · Deconstruction · 1993 30.960