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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34273 Barbed Wire Maggots Borbetomagus · Agaric Records · 1983 27.280

34274 Fem fyrer med ved Vazelina Bilopphøggers · Slagerfabrikken · 1984 27.280

34275

The Art of Excellence Tony Bennett · Columbia · 1986 27.280

34276 Rock You to Hell Grim Reaper · RCA · 1987 27.280

34277 De vlag / Rien ne sert de gâcher de la bande, il faut faire cuire son steak a point Heimat-Los · Jungle Hop · 1987 27.280

34278 Live at Antone's Nightclub James Cotton · Antone’s Records & Tapes · 1988 27.280

34279 More Violence and Geography Illusion of Safety · Complacency · 1988 27.280

34280 Let It Go Clair Marlo · Sheffield Lab · 1989 27.280

34281 Ancient Egypt Ali Jihad Racy · Lyrichord · 1989 27.280

34282

The Winding Sheet Mark Lanegan · Sub Pop Records · 1990 27.280

34283 Sirius (1975-77) Elektronische Musik und Trompete, Sopran, Baßklarinette, Baß Karlheinz Stockhausen · 1992 27.280

34284 Willkür nach Noten H.N.A.S. · 1993 27.280

34285 Anthropology Fortification 55 · Glasnost Records · 1993 27.280

34286 A Brutal Sight of War Disfear · Lost and Found Records · 1993 27.280

34287 The Very Best of Imagination Imagination · 1994 27.280

34288 Deluxe Xysma · Spinefarm Records · 1994 27.280

34289 Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs Charlie Haden · Verve · 1995 27.280

34290

Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen Fischmob · Plattenmeister · 1995 27.280

34291 Thalia Mephisto Walz · Cleopatra Records · 1995 27.280

34292 Real Ting Mad Lion · Nervous Records · 1995 27.280

34293 Collectiv One CTI · Conspiracy International · 1996 27.280

34294 Kurt Kurt · X-Mist Records · 1996 27.280

34295 The Untraceable Cigar Roof · Red Note · 1996 27.280

34296

Renaud chante Brassens Renaud · Parlophone France · 1996 27.280