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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40033 Great Death Brighter Death Now · Cold Meat Industry · 1990 23.200

40034 Nooit genoeg De Dijk · Mercury Records · 1991 23.200

40035 Great Death Brighter Death Now · Cold Meat Industry · 1995 23.200

40036

Beneath the Skin Collide · Nightshade Productions · 1996 23.200

40037 Three Fish Three Fish · Epic · 1996 23.200

40038 Part One Touché · Hansa · 1997 23.200

40039 Smile & Wave Headstones · Universal Music · 1997 23.200

40040 Battle Hymns The Suicide Machines · 1998 23.200

40041 EVOlution Decoded Feedback · Metropolis Records · 1999 23.200

40042 Genesis Steel Prophet · Nuclear Blast · 2000 23.200

40043 Unwind Oleander · Universal Records · 2001 23.200

40044 Käärmelautakunta Alamaailman Vasarat · Silence. · 2003 23.200

40045 Make Yourself Sick Boys Night Out · Ferret Music · 2003 23.200

40046 Rise to Power Monstrosity · Metal Blade Records · 2003 23.200

40047

Berliner Messe / Magnificat / Summa Arvo Pärt · Naxos · 2004 23.200

40048 Rollerskating Bertine Zetlitz · Capitol Records · 2004 23.200

40049 The Fitzgerald Richmond Fontaine · 2005 23.200

40050 Perpetual Flame Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force · Rising Force Records · 2008 23.200

40051 Carving Desert Canyons Scale the Summit · Prosthetic Records · 2009 23.200

40052

AC4 AC4 · Ny Våg Records · 2009 23.200

40053 Sara Watkins Sara Watkins · Nonesuch · 2009 23.200

40054 What Do You Do If You Don't? Jesse Rose · Dubsided · 2009 23.200

40055 Desolation of Eden Chelsea Grin · Razor & Tie · 2010 23.200

40056

Distant Earth Remixed ATB · Kontor Records · 2011 23.200