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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44881 Butterfly Ball / Wizard’s Convention Roger Glover · 1989 20.250

44882 To Another Horizon Gandalf · wea · 1990 20.250

44883 Red Fun Red Fun · 1993 20.250

44884 Damage 381 Extreme Noise Terror · Earache Records · 1997 20.250

44885 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams The 69 Eyes · Gaga Goodies · 1997 20.250

44886 Psycho Bitch From Hell Analog Pussy · Balloonia Records · 1999 20.250

44887 A+O(M) Kevorkian Death Cycle · Metropolis Records · 1999 20.250

44888 Stromlinienbaby Felka · Mole Listening Pearls · 2000 20.250

44889 Ice Cycles Platypus · Inside Out Music · 2000 20.250

44890 Timeless Departure Skyfire · Hammerheart Records · 2001 20.250

44891 Necrodynamic Night in Gales · Massacre Records · 2001 20.250

44892 Beyond the Horizon Tastexperience · Black Hole Recordings · 2003 20.250

44893 Pezzi Francesco De Gregori · Caravan · 2005 20.250

44894 Illumination Earth, Wind & Fire · Sanctuary Records · 2005 20.250

44895 Blaudzun Blaudzun · 2008 20.250

44896 Into the Crypts of Blasphemy Interment · Pulverised Records · 2010 20.250

44897 Tijuana Jazz Gary McFarland · impulse! · 1966 20.250

44898 The Blues Is Now Jimmy Witherspoon · Verve · 1967 20.250

44899 Everywhere Roswell Rudd · impulse! · 1967 20.250

44900 The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi · Warner Bros. Records · 1969 20.250

44901 Polnareff’s Michel Polnareff · Disc'Az · 1971 20.250

44902 Crossection Jukka Tolonen · Sonet · 1975 20.250

44903 Supertanker Kliché · Medley Records · 1980 20.250

44904 Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos Trapeze · Aura · 1981 20.250