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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33049 Red Light Fever Hot Leg · 2009 28.350

33050 Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk · Shangri-La Music · 2009 28.350

33051 How to Become Clairvoyant Robbie Robertson · Fontana · 2011 28.350

33052 Sulphur English Inter Arma · Relapse Records · 2019 28.350

33053 Formentera Metric · 2022 28.350

33054 Vette jus & Boerenjongens Alexander Curly · EMI Music Netherlands · 1975 28.290

33055 No Time for Heroes Lake · Polydor · 1984 28.290

33056 PFM? PFM! Premiata Forneria Marconi · Numero uno · 1984 28.290

33057 Bad Head Park Fortran 5 · Mute · 1993 28.290

33058 Blueprint Keith Tippett · RCA · 1972 28.220

33059

Mental Notes Split Enz · Mushroom Records · 1975 28.220

33060

And Now... The Runaways The Runaways · Quality · 1979 28.220

33061 Ostbahn-Kurti & Die Chefpartie Ostbahn Kurti & Die Chefpartie · Ariola · 1985 28.220

33062 Exploring the Axis Thin White Rope · Frontier Records · 1985 28.220

33063 Dou3le Double · Polydor · 1987 28.220

33064 Secrets of Flying Johnny Kemp · Columbia · 1987 28.220

33065

Bleach Nirvana · Sub Pop Records · 1989 28.220

33066 Mama Womb Womb God Bullies · Amphetamine Reptile Records · 1989 28.220

33067 Dry as a Bone / Rehab Doll Green River · Sub Pop Records · 1990 28.220

33068 La coscienza di Zero Renato Zero · Zerolandia · 1991 28.220

33069 Cloned Lassigue Bendthaus · Contempo Records · 1992 28.220

33070 Epitaph Garden of Delight · Dion Fortune · 1992 28.220

33071 Technohead Church of Extacy · Sonic Records · 1993 28.220

33072 Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things The Loud Family · Alias Records · 1993 28.220