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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37393 Mother Nature Scum · Black Mark · 1994 24.920

37394 Pieces in a Modern Style William Orbit · N-GRAM Recordings · 1995 24.920

37395 Trust Patrick O’Hearn · 1995 24.920

37396 Screaming Headless Torsos Screaming Headless Torsos · Discovery Records · 1995 24.920

37397

Strike Les Thugs · Roadrunner Records · 1996 24.920

37398 Yövieraat YUP · Mercury Records · 1996 24.920

37399 Give Them Rope Coalesce · Edison Recordings · 1997 24.920

37400 Little Birds Have Fast Hearts No.1 Die Like a Dog Quartet · FMP · 1998 24.920

37401 Spanglish Love Affairs Passion Fruit · X-cell Records · 2000 24.920

37402

Origin of Symmetry Muse · Taste Media · 2001 24.920

37403 Shiver San Francisco's · Shadoks Music · 2001 24.920

37404 Longing Caulfield · Esel · 2002 24.920

37405

LOOPHOLE SKETCH SHOW · Daisyworld Discs · 2003 24.920

37406 OS Lazyfish · K2 O Records · 2003 24.920

37407 On Our Way to Number 1 Poison · EMI · 2004 24.920

37408 Towards Nowhere Pail · 2005 24.920

37409 The Tomb Ramesses · 2005 24.920

37410 Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out Petra Haden · 2005 24.920

37411 Kiss Goodbye DMX Krew · Poplot · 2005 24.920

37412 We Are the Shepherds OMFO · Essay Recordings · 2006 24.920

37413

Matte ESC · 2006 24.920

37414 Hellraiser Krokus · AFM Records · 2006 24.920

37415 Diabolic Impious Evil Azarath · Pagan Records · 2006 24.920

37416 Made In Menorca Rekid · 2006 24.920