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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42721 Kid Marine Robert Pollard · Fading Captain Series · 1999 21.500

42722 Obelisk Movements Micranots · Sub Verse Music · 2000 21.500

42723 Diabolical Age Ragnarok · Head Not Found · 2000 21.500

42724 Hearts of Palm Idaho · Idaho Music · 2000 21.500

42725 Hojas Pholhas · 2000 21.500

42726

Keep It Turned On Rick Astley · Polydor · 2001 21.500

42727 Metropolis Art Zoyd · In-Possible Records · 2002 21.500

42728 Intravenous Z Prochek · Prototyp · 2002 21.500

42729 A Man About a Horse Steve Tibbetts · ECM Records · 2002 21.500

42730 The End of All Things to Come Mudvayne · Epic · 2002 21.500

42731

Buck Up Princess Josh Martinez · Good Luck Records · 2002 21.500

42732 All I Have Amerie · Columbia · 2002 21.500

42733 Timeagain David Sanborn · Verve · 2003 21.500

42734 Whispermoon Listener · Mush Records · 2003 21.500

42735 Another Dimension Danny Breaks · Alphabet Zoo · 2003 21.500

42736 Shutterspeed Koma & Bones · Thursday Club Recordings · 2003 21.500

42737 Beneath Medicine Tree Copeland · Taperjean Music · 2003 21.500

42738 In Due Time Submersed · Wind‐up · 2004 21.500

42739

The Dark Side Gregorian · Edel Records · 2004 21.500

42740 Lost & Found Ian Van Dahl · Antler-Subway · 2004 21.500

42741

Water Mirror Fourcolor · Apestaartje · 2004 21.500

42742 En famille Mes Aïeux · Les Disques Victoire · 2004 21.500

42743 Dwight's Used Records Dwight Yoakam · KOCH Records · 2004 21.500

42744 Vintage All Natural · 2005 21.500