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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42001 Sweet F.A. Love and Rockets · Beggars Banquet · 1996 21.900

42002

Sodomizing the Virgin Vamps Cradle of Filth · 1997 21.900

42003 Film Noir Carly Simon · Arista · 1997 21.900

42004 Gassenhauer Troopers · Bad Dog Records · 1998 21.900

42005

Résistances Sinsemilia · 1998 21.900

42006 Rechenkönig General Magic · Mego · 2000 21.900

42007 Yes, Friends and Relatives, Volume 2 Yes · Eagle Records · 2001 21.900

42008

Ghetto Fabolous Fabolous · Elektra · 2001 21.900

42009 Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio · Elektra · 2002 21.900

42010 ReVoltingRoom Skinlab · Century Media · 2002 21.900

42011 X-Rayed Sylvan · 2004 21.900

42012 The Best Party Ever The Boy Least Likely To · Too Young to Die · 2005 21.900

42013 The Phoenix Has Risen Death in June · 2005 21.900

42014 All That We Needed Plain White T’s · Fearless Records · 2005 21.900

42015

Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin Sarah Vaughan · Mercury Records · 1957 21.870

42016 Blast Furnace Blast Furnace · Polydor · 1971 21.870

42017 Le Vieux Couple Serge Reggiani · Polydor · 1972 21.870

42018 Classics James Last · Polydor · 1973 21.870

42019 The New Goodies LP The Goodies · 1975 21.870

42020 Aeroblus Aeroblus · Philips · 1977 21.870

42021 El meu amic el mar Lluís Llach · Ariola · 1978 21.870

42022 Dédié à toi / Monday Tuesday Dalida · 1979 21.870

42023 Reel Life Sonny Rollins · Milestone · 1982 21.870

42024 Give the Dead Man Some Water Riff Raff · Amulet · 1983 21.870