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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30409 Honolulu City Lights Keola · Paradise Production · 1978 30.710

30410 Intensive Care Louis Bellson · Discwasher Recordings · 1978 30.710

30411 Turn You to Love Terry Callier · Elektra · 1979 30.710

30412 Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf Models · Mushroom Records · 1980 30.710

30413 A Story of Mysterious Forest Ain Soph · NEXUS · 1980 30.710

30414 Monument Beggar & Co · RCA · 1981 30.710

30415 Epic Sound Battles Chapter Two Playgroup · Cherry Red Records · 1983 30.710

30416 Forward Into Battle English Dogs · Rot Records · 1985 30.710

30417 Tense Nervous Headache Boy George · Virgin · 1988 30.710

30418 Flashes of Life Mike Francis · Galaxis · 1988 30.710

30419 The Last Laugh Helios Creed · Amphetamine Reptile Records · 1989 30.710

30420

Phlegm Kong · Dreamtime · 1992 30.710

30421 Biocalypse Biochip C. · Mono Tone · 1993 30.710

30422 Eternal Malevolent Creation · Pavement Music · 1995 30.710

30423 'Gold Dust': Live at the Royalty Sandy Denny · Island · 1995 30.710

30424 Rising Yoko Ono · Capitol Records · 1995 30.710

30425 Downfall Solitude Aeturnus · Pavement Music · 1996 30.710

30426

Night Passage Alan Lamb · Dorobo · 1997 30.710

30427 The Extinction of Benevolence Internal Bleeding · 1997 30.710

30428 Riot, Riot, Upstart Agnostic Front · Epitaph · 1999 30.710

30429 Electric Sufi Dhafer Youssef · enja · 2001 30.710

30430 AIT! AIT! · Ars Benevola Mater · 2002 30.710

30431 Superior Massacre Myrkskog · Candlelight Records · 2002 30.710

30432 Da Capo Ace of Base · Edel-Mega Records · 2002 30.710