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

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35737 Distorted Wonderland Guts Pie Earshot · 1997 26.100

35738 Of Purest Fire Centurian · Full Moon Productions · 1997 26.100

35739 Berchem Dead Man Ray · Heavenhotel · 1998 26.100

35740 Pathos Eros Necropsique · Adipocere Records · 1998 26.100

35741 Quelques balles de plus pour... Le calibre qu'il te faut Stomy Bugsy · Columbia · 1998 26.100

35742 Still on Track Nick Holder · !K7 · 1998 26.100

35743

Solid Water Extended Spirit · Dialog Recordings · 1999 26.100

35744

Hour of the Trace Jessica Bailiff · kranky · 1999 26.100

35745 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Wesley Willis · Alternative Tentacles · 1999 26.100

35746 Submission G.D. Luxxe · Breakin’ Records · 1999 26.100

35747 The Bath of Surprise Steve Beresford · Amoebic · 1999 26.100

35748 II The Atomic Bitchwax · Tee Pee Records · 2000 26.100

35749 Luther Vandross Luther Vandross · 2001 26.100

35750 Fantail Merzbow · 2002 26.100

35751 Dreamer Sula Bassana · Nasoni Records · 2002 26.100

35752 Flavour Has No Name Static · City Centre Offices · 2003 26.100

35753 Three Street Worlds Two Banks of Four · P‐VINE RECORDS · 2003 26.100

35754 Audit in Progress Hot Snakes · Swami Records · 2004 26.100

35755 Poppy Variations The Legendary Pink Dots · 2004 26.100

35756 Funkfaker: Music Saves My Soul Dark Comedy · Poussez! · 2004 26.100

35757 Carved in Stigmata Wounds Secrets of the Moon · Lupus Lounge · 2004 26.100

35758

Distort Yourself Institute · Interscope Records · 2005 26.100

35759 Love in the Fascist Brothel The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower · Three One G · 2005 26.100

35760 Output Negative Space Enablers · Neurot Recordings · 2006 26.100