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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33457 Mostasteless Twiztid · Psychopathic Records · 1997 27.900

33458 Many Moods of Moses Beenie Man · VP Records · 1997 27.900

33459 Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda Tomasz Stańko Septet · ECM Records · 1997 27.900

33460 Hinweg über die Tore der Zeit Mjölnir · 1998 27.900

33461

Pain Implantations Stratvm Terror · Malignant Records · 1998 27.900

33462 War Orphans Bobo Stenson Trio · ECM Records · 1998 27.900

33463

The Four Seasons / Three Violin Concertos Antonio Vivaldi · Sony Classical · 2000 27.900

33464 Memphis Is Dead Lost Sounds · Big Neck Records · 2000 27.900

33465 Βραχνός προφήτης Θανάσης Παπακωνσταντίνου · Lyra · 2000 27.900

33466 All the Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead Envy · H:G Fact · 2001 27.900

33467 Are You Man Enough? Betty Blowtorch · 2001 27.900

33468 One Mission: · Insiduous Urban Records · 2001 27.900

33469 Foretold in the Language of Dreams The Natacha Atlas · Mantra Recordings · 2002 27.900

33470

Lift Every Voice Charles Lloyd · ECM Records · 2002 27.900

33471 Swampsong Kalmah · Century Media · 2003 27.900

33472 Things Buried Richard Barbieri · Intact Records · 2004 27.900

33473 Para ti con desprecio Panda · Movic Records · 2005 27.900

33474 The Unwritten Works of Geoffrey, Etc. Whistler, Chaucer, Detroit and Greenhill · 2006 27.900

33475 The Mating Game Bitter:Sweet · 2006 27.900

33476 Parables Tarrus Riley · VP Records · 2006 27.900

33477

Epos Darkestrah · No Colours Records · 2007 27.900

33478

Norr Tingvall Trio · 2008 27.900

33479 Respect To The Hardcore Mother Earth Spiral Tribe · Expressillon · 2008 27.900

33480 Chimeric Radian · Thrill Jockey · 2009 27.900