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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41017 Hotel Calamaro Andrés Calamaro · Discos DG · 1984 22.500

41018 Me and the Boys The Charlie Daniels Band · Epic · 1985 22.500

41019 Match Game Marti Jones · A&M Records · 1986 22.500

41020 Tonnerre à la une Nuclear Device · Bondage Records · 1986 22.500

41021 Rise Up Persian Risk · Powerage · 1986 22.500

41022 St. Paul St. Paul · MCA Records · 1987 22.500

41023

Listen and Lay Back Albert Mangelsdorff · Dino Music · 1988 22.500

41024 A Street State of Confusion · Subcore Records · 1988 22.500

41025

Dan Reed Network Dan Reed Network · Mercury Records · 1988 22.500

41026 Ray Dee Ohh Ray Dee Ohh · Replay Records · 1989 22.500

41027 Race Against Time Banshee · Atlantic · 1989 22.500

41028 Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation Unrest · Caroline Records · 1990 22.500

41029 Kingdom of Paranoia Wolf Spider · Metal Mind Productions · 1990 22.500

41030 Windows of the Soul Eyes · Bullet Proof Records · 1993 22.500

41031 684 Urban Primitivism · Pod Communication · 1993 22.500

41032 The Art of Memory John Zorn · Incus Records · 1994 22.500

41033 Negrita Negrita · Black Out · 1994 22.500

41034 Voice of Reason Harem Scarem · wea · 1995 22.500

41035

Hailstorm Barathrum · Nazgul’s Eyrie Productions · 1995 22.500

41036 Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away Thought Industry · Metal Blade Records · 1996 22.500

41037

Lorenzo 1997: L’albero Jovanotti · Mercury Records · 1997 22.500

41038

Tremolo Blue Rodeo · wea · 1997 22.500

41039 Godmachine Anasarca · Repulse Records · 1998 22.500

41040 Success The Posies · BANDAI MUSIC · 1998 22.500