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

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34465 Zodiac Blowfly Blowfly · Weird World · 1975 27.060

34466 The Front Is Breaking Eero Koivistoinen · Love Records · 1976 27.060

34467 Jammy Smears Ivor Cutler · Virgin · 1976 27.060

34468 Glitter Grass From the Nashwood Hollyville Strings Dillard-Hartford-Dillard · Flying Fish Records · 1977 27.060

34469 Headin' Down Into the Mystery Below John Hartford · Flying Fish Records · 1978 27.060

34470 Let Me Live in Your Life Ben E. King · Atlantic · 1978 27.060

34471 Beyond This World James Moody · Vanguard · 1978 27.060

34472 If You Could Read My Mind Viola Wills · Ariola · 1980 27.060

34473 Arrival Cymande · Paul Winley Records · 1981 27.060

34474 Fluchtpunkt Dudenhofen Rodgau Monotones · Rockport Records · 1982 27.060

34475 Dignity of Labour The Ex · Ex Records · 1983 27.060

34476 1984 La Mode · Nuevos Medios · 1984 27.060

34477

Granma's House: A Collection of Songs by Wall of Voodoo Wall of Voodoo · I.R.S. Records · 1984 27.060

34478

Zlatne godine Prljavo kazalište · Jugoton · 1985 27.060

34479 Blue Egypt The Pharaohs · Nervous Records · 1986 27.060

34480 Mysterious Barricades Andy Summers · 1988 27.060

34481 Wonderland American Standard · 1989 27.060

34482 Syzygial Miscreancy Hellwitch · Wild Rags Records · 1990 27.060

34483 Space Flower The Wild Swans · Sire Records · 1990 27.060

34484 Kapitel Elf Keimzeit · Hansa · 1991 27.060

34485 Victims of Internal Decay Victims of Internal Decay · Grind Core · 1993 27.060

34486 Cluster Zone Trancendental Anarchists · Silent · 1994 27.060

34487 Legend Nosferatu · Cleopatra Records · 1994 27.060

34488 Migration Nitin Sawhney · Outcaste · 1995 27.060