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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30865 Changes The Mighty Diamonds · 1981 30.240

30866 Chapter II Dance Chapter · 4AD · 1981 30.240

30867 Play Thru Me Phil Keaggy · 1982 30.240

30868 Creatures for Awhile Personality Crisis · Risky Records · 1983 30.240

30869 Bis ins Herz Ludwig Hirsch · Polydor · 1983 30.240

30870 Very Big in America Right Now Voice of Authority · Cherry Red Records · 1984 30.240

30871 Rain Forest, Oceans, and Other Themes John Fahey · Rounder · 1985 30.240

30872

Gulp Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota · 1985 30.240

30873 Until December Until December · Columbia · 1986 30.240

30874 Little Love Affairs Nanci Griffith · MCA Records · 1988 30.240

30875 In the Blink of an Eye Vision · Nemesis Records · 1989 30.240

30876 Eucalyptus Pitchfork · Nemesis Records · 1990 30.240

30877 Nothing but Something The Mobile Homes · Hawk Records · 1991 30.240

30878 Mavericks Peter Holsapple · RNA · 1991 30.240

30879 Kaleidoscope Mekong Delta · Intercord · 1992 30.240

30880 Ziyadah Spina Bifida · Adipocere Records · 1993 30.240

30881 Inner Mystique / One Step Beyond The Chocolate Watch Band · Big Beat · 1993 30.240

30882 Cool Mortification Krabathor · Monitor · 1993 30.240

30883 Never Again Belial · Lethal Records · 1993 30.240

30884 Eisenkopf Schweisser · Bullet Proof Records · 1994 30.240

30885

Dear Sir Cat Power · Runt Records · 1995 30.240

30886 Played on Pepper Michael Learns to Rock · EMI‐Medley · 1995 30.240

30887 Music for the Odd Occasion Antediluvian Rocking Horse · Psy-Harmonics · 1995 30.240

30888 Keiser av en dimensjon ukjent Mortiis · Cold Meat Industry · 1995 30.240