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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38113 Holding a Wolf by the Ears From Autumn to Ashes · Vagrant Records · 2007 24.360

38114

Empty World Svarti Loghin · 2008 24.360

38115 Gråtoner Hypothermia · 2008 24.360

38116 Feast of Flesh Bone Gnawer · Pulverised Records · 2009 24.360

38117

Cloudland Whitetree · 2009 24.360

38118 Everything Is Music to the Ear Porn Sword Tobacco · City Centre Offices · 2009 24.360

38119 Rocket Fire Ceremony · Killer Pimp · 2010 24.360

38120 On Divine Winds Hail of Bullets · Metal Blade Records · 2010 24.360

38121 Producers Mind Frontliner · 2011 24.360

38122 Perdition of the Sublime Sophicide · 2012 24.360

38123 Louis and the Angels Louis Armstrong · 1957 24.360

38124 Boss Guitar Wes Montgomery · Riverside · 1963 24.360

38125 Verlaine et Rimbaud chantés par Léo Ferré Léo Ferré · Barclay · 1964 24.360

38126 Hymns Loretta Lynn · Decca Records · 1965 24.360

38127 レッツ・ゴー運命寺内タケシとバニーズ · KING · 1967 24.360

38128 Indo-Jazz Fusions Joe Harriott and John Mayer Double Quintet · Atlantic · 1967 24.360

38129 The Transformed Man William Shatner · Decca Records · 1968 24.360

38130 Nipples Peter Brötzmann · CALIG · 1969 24.360

38131 Records Are Like Life Andy Pratt · Polydor · 1970 24.360

38132 Things I Used to Do Pee Wee Crayton · Vanguard · 1971 24.360

38133 Like a Seed Kenny Rankin · Little David Records · 1972 24.360

38134 A Game for All Who Know Ithaca · 1973 24.360

38135 Portrait of Art Farmer Art Farmer · Contemporary Records · 1975 24.360

38136 Envoy of Death Sarcofagus · JP-Musiikki · 1980 24.360