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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44017

The Virginian Neko Case & Her Boyfriends · Mint Records · 1997 20.720

44018 Ghosts of Dead Aeroplanes Prolapse · Cooking Vinyl · 1999 20.720

44019 Salty Heaven Luka Bloom · Shanachie · 1999 20.720

44020 Physicist Devin Townsend · Inside Out Music · 2000 20.720

44021 Tundra Anneli Drecker · 2001 20.720

44022 Libertine Gene · Zomba Records Japan · 2001 20.720

44023 The Prodigal Son Nektar · Bellaphon · 2001 20.720

44024 The Journey Will Never End Jaded Heart · MTM Music · 2002 20.720

44025 Slaughtering the Faithful Pessimist · Lost Disciple Records · 2002 20.720

44026 The Szabotnik 15 Mission MUM · Klein Records · 2002 20.720

44027

Get Heavy Lordi · Terrier · 2002 20.720

44028 Italiano medio Articolo 31 · 2003 20.720

44029 Homies and Homos Riton · Grand Central Records · 2004 20.720

44030 One Plus One Is One Badly Drawn Boy · Astralwerks · 2004 20.720

44031 One Kool Savas · BMG · 2005 20.720

44032 Sunless Days Beseech · Napalm Records · 2005 20.720

44033 Tomorrow Starts Today Mobile · Interscope Records · 2006 20.720

44034 Art Making Machine Domestic · HOM-Mega Productions · 2006 20.720

44035 Alphagene Kollegah · Selfmade Records · 2007 20.720

44036 From the River to the Ocean Fred Anderson · Thrill Jockey · 2007 20.720

44037 Limbo, Panto Wild Beasts · Domino · 2008 20.720

44038 Under and Under Blank Dogs · In the Red Records · 2009 20.720

44039 Curry Up Tandoori Knights · Norton Records · 2010 20.720

44040 Rockin' Duck GRIMMS · Island · 1973 20.700