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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47089 Seasons of Tragedy Benedictum · Locomotive Records · 2008 19.140

47090

Process of a New Decline Gorod · Listenable Records · 2009 19.140

47091 Regression Nate Young · iDEAL Recordings · 2009 19.140

47092 Vast Oceans Lachrymose While Heaven Wept · Cruz del Sur Music · 2009 19.140

47093 Continent CFCF · Paper Bag Records · 2009 19.140

47094 State of Decay Parralox · Conzoom Records · 2009 19.140

47095 Breaker For Today · Facedown Records · 2010 19.140

47096 Wanderer on the Edge of Time Mekong Delta · AAARRG Records · 2010 19.140

47097 Attack of the Wolf King Haste the Day · Solid State Records · 2010 19.140

47098 Matador Zoroaster · E1 Entertainment · 2010 19.140

47099 Debaixo das pedras Os Haxixins · GROOVIE RECORDS · 2010 19.140

47100

Swallowing the Sun Distorted Memory · COP International · 2011 19.140

47101 The Passage Sam Rosenthal · Projekt · 2011 19.140

47102 Egotrap Amnistia · 2011 19.140

47103 Three Mountains Tres Mts. · 2011 19.140

47104

Level 2 Last Chance to Reason · Prosthetic Records · 2011 19.140

47105 Causeway Ryan Teague · Sonic Pieces · 2011 19.140

47106 Vápna lækjar eldr Árstíðir lífsins · Ván · 2012 19.140

47107

Mechanics of Emotion Elsiane · Labratory Band Inc. · 2012 19.140

47108

Maldire Velvet Acid Christ · Metropolis Records · 2012 19.140

47109 Lost Soul Geater Davis · 2013 19.140

47110 Animal Big Scary · 2016 19.140

47111 Wonder Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Rupert Gregson‐Williams · WaterTower Music · 2017 19.140

47112 Basic Black Basic Black · Motown · 1990 19.120