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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34345 In This Life Thinking Plague · Recommended Records · 1989 27.260

34346 Totuus palaa Mana Mana · Gaga Goodies · 1990 27.260

34347 Presque rien Luc Ferrari · INA-GRM · 1995 27.260

34348 Garanterat mangel Mob 47 · 1995 27.260

34349 All Night Through Klaus Weiss Sextett · ATM Records · 1996 27.260

34350 Bloodsoul Fleshcrawl · Black Mark · 1996 27.260

34351 Berger / Hodge / Moufang / Ruit Conjoint · KM 20 · 1997 27.260

34352 Kamakazie Timez Up The Kaze · 1998 27.260

34353 Halo Redshift · Distant Sun · 2002 27.260

34354

Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan Inquisition · Iron Pegasus Records · 2002 27.260

34355 Before the Poison Marianne Faithfull · naïve · 2004 27.260

34356 Sweet Heart Dealer Scarling. · Sympathy for the Record Industry · 2004 27.260

34357 Microhate Antiguo Autómata Mexicano · Background · 2005 27.260

34358 Sentiments Sahib Shihab · Storyville Records · 2005 27.260

34359 Moss & Memory Ruhr Hunter · Glass Throat Recordings · 2006 27.260

34360

Computer Day Smackos · Strange Life Records · 2007 27.260

34361 Invasion The Exaltics · 2008 27.260

34362 Last American Hero James Ferraro · Olde English Spelling Bee · 2010 27.260

34363 As Pleat Fourcolor · 12k · 2011 27.260

34364

Into Bass and Time Ancient Astronauts · Eighteenth Street Lounge Music · 2011 27.260

34365 Interpolation Tapes: 3/3 Radius · echospace [detroit] · 2017 27.260

34366 Of Rot and Ruin Hath · Willowtip · 2019 27.260

34367 The Light of Smiles Gary Wright · Warner Bros. Records · 1977 27.200

34368 Små blå breve Nanna · 1982 27.200