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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37657 4 Lipps, Inc. · Casablanca Records · 1983 24.750

37658 Caught in the Act of Loving Him Servant · Retroactive Records · 1983 24.750

37659 Apollonia Apollonia · WEA International · 1988 24.750

37660 V Steady B · Jive · 1991 24.750

37661 Book of Dreams Tangerine Dream · Castle Communications · 1995 24.750

37662 The Infinite Patio Infinite Mass · 1995 24.750

37663 Resurrection The Pretty Things · Snapper Music · 1998 24.750

37664 Come by Me Harry Connick, Jr. · Columbia · 1999 24.750

37665 Kmputor Implant · Flatline Records · 2000 24.750

37666 Tread Pressure Drop · Columbia · 2001 24.750

37667 Bon Appetit O.C. · JCOR Entertainment · 2001 24.750

37668 To Be Frank Nik Kershaw · Eagle Records · 2001 24.750

37669 Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris Audiovent · Atlantic · 2002 24.750

37670 Lex Rex Glass Hammer · Arion Records · 2002 24.750

37671 Hertzattacke SBK · Spirit Zone Recordings · 2002 24.750

37672 Söndermarken Lars Winnerbäck · Sonet · 2003 24.750

37673 Dein Lieblings Album Deine Lieblings Rapper · Aggro Berlin · 2005 24.750

37674 Astralism Astral Doors · Locomotive Records · 2006 24.750

37675 The Dead Eye The Haunted · Century Media · 2006 24.750

37676 The Bird and the Bee The Bird and the Bee · Metro Blue · 2006 24.750

37677 Absolute Value Akrobatik · Fat Beats Records · 2008 24.750

37678 Hush Asobi Seksu · Polyvinyl · 2009 24.750

37679

Grey Oceans CocoRosie · Sub Pop Records · 2010 24.750

37680

The Only She Chapters Prefuse 73 · Warp · 2011 24.750