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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42433 Act Two The Seldom Scene · Rebel Records · 1973 21.600

42434 Visions Clearlight · Polydor · 1978 21.600

42435 Flatsch Zwo! Flatsch! · Rockport Records · 1982 21.600

42436 The Dollar Album Dollar · wea · 1982 21.600

42437 Revenge T.S.O.L. · Enigma · 1986 21.600

42438 Master’s Command Sacred Warrior · Intense Records · 1989 21.600

42439 Technological Mind Laser Dance · ZYX Records · 1992 21.600

42440 Decadent Delirium Psychic Pawn · Cacophonous Records · 1994 21.600

42441 Face the Music NKOTB · Columbia · 1994 21.600

42442 The Light Spock’s Beard · Metal Blade Records · 1995 21.600

42443 Carmine Appice’s Guitar Zeus Carmine Appice · No Bull Records · 1995 21.600

42444

Special Projects Kid Loops · Filter · 1996 21.600

42445 Violent Silence / Flesh Volcano Marc Almond · Some Bizzare · 1997 21.600

42446 Da qui Massimo Volume · Mescal · 1997 21.600

42447 Beyond Planet Earth Shelter · Roadrunner Records · 1997 21.600

42448 Was Besonderes Such a Surge · Epic · 1998 21.600

42449 Angelus Novus John Zorn · Tzadik · 1998 21.600

42450 Hallo Endorphin …But Alive · B.A. Records · 1999 21.600

42451 Inspiration & Light Universal Principles · Soma Records · 2000 21.600

42452 Wet Dreams Get Fucked · Eukahouse · 2000 21.600

42453 Dizzy Spells The Ex · Touch and Go Records · 2001 21.600

42454 Tales From Eternal Dusk Dark Fortress · Red Stream · 2001 21.600

42455 More Than a Woman Toni Braxton · Arista · 2002 21.600

42456 Pig Lib Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Domino · 2003 21.600