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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39097 New Music for Bowed Piano Stephen Scott · New Albion Records · 1984 23.760

39098 The Presidents Tapes Inner City Unit · Flicknife Records · 1985 23.760

39099 Skaboom! The Toasters · Moon Ska Records · 1987 23.760

39100 Obsesión Sangre Azul · 1987 23.760

39101 Baby Wants to Boogie Hans Theessink · 1987 23.760

39102 Water Musick Georg Friedrich Händel · harmonia mundi · 1988 23.760

39103 Akira: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 芸能山城組 · Victor · 1988 23.760

39104

All'una e trentacinque circa Vinicio Capossela · CGD · 1990 23.760

39105 Texas Bluesman Zuzu Bollin · Antone’s Records & Tapes · 1991 23.760

39106 Lufthunger Strafe FR · Touch · 1991 23.760

39107 Don’t Turn Away face to face · Dr. Strange Records · 1992 23.760

39108 Stimulation Festival Pain Teens · Trance Syndicate · 1992 23.760

39109 Kerbdog Kerbdog · 1994 23.760

39110 Funk Plus The One Mutiny · Columbia · 1994 23.760

39111 Homecoming Gateway · ECM Records · 1995 23.760

39112 Totem Nazxul · Vampire Records · 1995 23.760

39113 Once Bitten The Snakes · 1998 23.760

39114 Concept of Motion Alpha Wave Movement · Groove Unlimited · 1998 23.760

39115

Through the Trees The Handsome Family · Carrot Top Records · 1998 23.760

39116 Stay Asleep Bigwig · Fearless Records · 1999 23.760

39117 Music for Civic Recovery Centre Brian Eno · 2000 23.760

39118 Ghost Town Bill Frisell · Nonesuch · 2000 23.760

39119 Trittschall Magnetrixx · Tatsu Recordings · 2001 23.760

39120 Aether The Necks · Fish of Milk · 2001 23.760