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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40705 Åsmund Frægdegjevar Lumsk · Tabu Recordings · 2003 22.680

40706

No Time for Sorrows Fabienne Delsol · Damaged Goods · 2004 22.680

40707 The Gorgon Cult Stormlord · Scarlet Records · 2004 22.680

40708 Worlds Apart Silent Force · Noise Records · 2004 22.680

40709

Traitors to Mankind Temple of Baal · 2005 22.680

40710 To the Pain Nonpoint · Bieler Bros. Records · 2005 22.680

40711

Москва Jean‐Louis Murat · [PIAS] · 2005 22.680

40712 Qvaris NNCK · 5 Rue Christine · 2005 22.680

40713 Harnessing Ruin Immolation · Olympic Recordings · 2005 22.680

40714

The Sunken Threshold Wreck of the Hesperus · Aesthetic Death · 2006 22.680

40715 Fingerprints Peter Frampton · New Door Records · 2006 22.680

40716 Major Lodge Victory Gin Blossoms · Hybrid Recordings · 2006 22.680

40717 Of Vengeance and Violence Dry Kill Logic · Repossession Records · 2006 22.680

40718

Project Polaroid Project Polaroid · Threshold Recordings · 2006 22.680

40719 Venom & Tears Throwdown · Trustkill Records · 2007 22.680

40720 No Mistakes Bombenalarm · 2007 22.680

40721 Dark Undercoat Emily Jane White · Double Negative Records · 2007 22.680

40722 Skeletons Wednesday 13 · DR2 Records · 2008 22.680

40723 Bacteriate IC 434 · Infacted Recordings · 2008 22.680

40724 String Cheese String Cheese · 2008 22.680

40725

Ze willen wel je hond aaien maar niet met je praten Roosbeef · Excelsior Recordings · 2008 22.680

40726 It’s All Happening iwrestledabearonce · Century Media · 2009 22.680

40727

Molly Malone : Balade irlandaise Renaud · EMI Music France · 2009 22.680

40728

Dr No's Ethiopium Oh No · Stones Throw Records · 2009 22.680