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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44065 Automat Automat · EMI · 1978 20.700

44066 Problem Problem · Smash Records · 1978 20.700

44067 The Laughing Dogs The Laughing Dogs · CBS · 1979 20.700

44068 Sá-re-gá Machàn Ananda Shankar · EMI · 1981 20.700

44069 Műcsarnok Cseh Tamás · Pepita · 1981 20.700

44070 Le vol arrêté Владимир Высоцкий · Le Chant du Monde · 1981 20.700

44071 I Left My Heart in Detroit City Cinecyde · Tremor Records · 1982 20.700

44072 Forgotten Corners Lost Cause · High Velocity · 1982 20.700

44073 Running June Millington · Fabulous · 1983 20.700

44074 Another Pond Not Drowning, Waving · Rampant Releases · 1984 20.700

44075 Soul Sonic Blowfly Blowfly · 1984 20.700

44076 Only the Strong Thor · Roadrunner Records · 1985 20.700

44077

So Peter Gabriel · Geffen Records · 1986 20.700

44078 Night People John White · Geffen Records · 1987 20.700

44079 Bird-Dog The Verlaines · Flying Nun Records · 1987 20.700

44080 The CD-Album Rofo · BCM Records · 1988 20.700

44081 Good Thing Going Sugar Minott · Heartbeat Records · 1988 20.700

44082 Moe! Raptori · Megamania · 1990 20.700

44083

Douce violence Elsa · Les Editions Productions Georges Mary · 1992 20.700

44084 Les insomniaques s’amusent Daniel Bélanger · Audiogram · 1992 20.700

44085 Pendulum Eberhard Weber · ECM Records · 1993 20.700

44086 Pin-Occhio vai !! Pin‐Occhio · Dino Music · 1993 20.700

44087 Hauptsache Musik Mutter · 1994 20.700

44088 Alone Too Long Tommy Flanagan · DENON · 1994 20.700