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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30937 Stranded Wailing Souls · Greensleeves Records · 1984 30.100

30938 Tackhead Tape Time Gary Clail’s Tackhead Sound System · Nettwerk · 1987 30.100

30939 Hell's Animals Risk · Steamhammer · 1989 30.100

30940 On the Road Art Farmer · Contemporary Records · 1990 30.100

30941 Headcoatitude Thee Headcoats · Shakin' Street Records · 1991 30.100

30942 Living Magic Trilok Gurtu · CMP Records · 1991 30.100

30943

All True Man Alexander O’Neal · Tabu Records · 1991 30.100

30944

En Acción! Los Flechazos · DRO · 1992 30.100

30945 The Total Immersion Syntec · Machinery Records · 1993 30.100

30946 Funkafied MC Breed · Wrap Records · 1994 30.100

30947 Kinder Der Erde Kinder der Erde · 1995 30.100

30948 Stratosphere Breakdown New Jersey Kings · Acid Jazz · 1995 30.100

30949

Eerie Barathrum · Nazgul’s Eyrie Productions · 1995 30.100

30950 Striplight A.P.E. · Dorado · 1995 30.100

30951 Oranur III 'The Third Report' Schloss Tegal · Cold Spring · 1995 30.100

30952 Hamburg'42 Recharge · Epistrophy Records · 1996 30.100

30953 Tone Soul Evolution The Apples in Stereo · spinART Records · 1997 30.100

30954 Oscillations Remixes Bill Laswell · Sub Rosa · 1997 30.100

30955 Kingsize The Boo Radleys · Creation Records · 1998 30.100

30956 Hopeless Romantic The Bouncing Souls · Epitaph Europe · 1999 30.100

30957

Stabwound Orgasm Avulsed · Repulse Records · 1999 30.100

30958 Mare Vitalis The Appleseed Cast · Deep Elm Records · 2000 30.100

30959 Nichts bleibt wie es war Goethes Erben · Zeitbombe · 2001 30.100

30960 We Will Carry You Over the Mountains Magyar Posse · Verdura Records · 2002 30.100