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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3433 Nature Never Did Betray the Heart That Loved Her Dub Trees · Liquid Sound Design · 2000 141.300

3434 Nonstop Cosma · HOM-Mega Productions · 2003 141.300

3435 Parcel of Rogues Steeleye Span · Chrysalis · 1973 141.180

3436

Enemy of God Kreator · Steamhammer · 2005 141.120

3437 Nazz Nazz · Atlantic · 1968 141.100

3438

Full House Fairport Convention · A&M Records · 1970 141.100

3439 Blues for Greeny Gary Moore · Virgin · 1995 141.100

3440 Eye to Eye Astrix · HOM-Mega Productions · 2002 141.100

3441 Skream! Skream · Tempa · 2006 141.100

3442

Four-Calendar Café Cocteau Twins · Fontana · 1993 141.100

3443

Full On .. Mask Hysteria Altern 8 · Network Records · 1992 141.050

3444

Purifying Fire Lustmord · Soleilmoon Recordings · 2000 141.050

3445 Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again Tim Hecker · Substractif · 2001 141.050

3446 We’re Here Because We’re Here Anathema · Kscope · 2010 141.040

3447 The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage Peter Hammill · Charisma · 1974 141.040

3448 Dub Housing Pere Ubu · Chrysalis · 1978 141.040

3449 Rio *** Rio Reiser · CBS · 1990 141.000

3450

For You Prince · Warner Bros. Records · 1978 140.940

3451

Temperamental Everything but the Girl · Virgin · 1999 140.940

3452 Cosmic Slop Funkadelic · Westbound Records · 1973 140.940

3453 Moon Germs Joe Farrell · CTI · 1973 140.940

3454 Posh Patrice Rushen · Elektra · 1980 140.940

3455

2,000,000 Voices Angelic Upstarts · EMI · 1981 140.940

3456

Find Candace Venetian Snares · Hymen Records · 2003 140.940