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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39913 Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead Vivian Stanshall · Warner Bros. Records · 1974 23.240

39914 Bahiana Dizzy Gillespie · Pablo · 1976 23.240

39915 For Sure! Woody Shaw · Columbia · 1980 23.240

39916 Creatures of Leisure Mental as Anything · A&M Records · 1983 23.240

39917 Steeler Steeler · Shrapnel Records · 1983 23.240

39918 Młynarski w Ateneum Wojciech Młynarski · Polskie Nagrania “Muza” · 1986 23.240

39919 Curd Controlled Bleeding · Dossier · 1986 23.240

39920 Extra Napkins James Harman Band · 1988 23.240

39921 Home Again Thom Rotella · 1989 23.240

39922

Alias Alias · Capitol Records · 1990 23.240

39923 Grin & Bear It Impellitteri · Victor · 1992 23.240

39924 I Am Santa Claus Bob Rivers · Atlantic · 1993 23.240

39925 The Animals The Animals · EMI‐Odeon, S.A. · 1993 23.240

39926 Death After Death Insanity · 1993 23.240

39927 Freedom The Album QFX · Epidemic Records · 1994 23.240

39928

Turn of the Tide House of Spirits · GUN Records · 1994 23.240

39929

The Depopulation Bomb Black Lung · Iridium · 1994 23.240

39930 Spirit of Rebellion The Ejected · Captain Oi! · 1995 23.240

39931 Soft & Stronger Die Apokalyptischen Reiter · Ars Metalli · 1997 23.240

39932 Mephisto Rough Silk · CD‐Maximum · 1997 23.240

39933 Waiting Forever (Memories Remain) Runes Order · Palace of Worms · 1998 23.240

39934 Fleischwald Totenmond · Massacre Records · 1998 23.240

39935 The Bank of England Blueboy · Shinkansen · 1998 23.240

39936 New Parade The Sheila Divine · Roadrunner Records · 1999 23.240