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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5569 Before Hollywood The Go‐Betweens · Rough Trade · 1983 107.360

5570

Sangre hirviente Hocico · Interbeat Records · 1999 107.360

5571 Tara Absu · Osmose Productions · 2001 107.360

5572 DJ-Kicks: Henrik Schwarz Henrik Schwarz · !K7 · 2006 107.360

5573

The Divinity of Oceans Ahab · Napalm Records · 2009 107.360

5574 Placebo Placebo · EMI · 1974 107.350

5575

Silence Silence · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1992 107.350

5576 The Thin Red Line Glass Tiger · Manhattan · 1986 107.250

5577 Expressway to Your Skull Buddy Miles Express · Mercury Records · 1968 107.200

5578

Ma gonzesse Renaud · Polydor · 1979 107.200

5579

Heartbreak Station Cinderella · Vertigo · 1990 107.200

5580 The Rhythm of the Saints Paul Simon · Warner Bros. Records · 1990 107.200

5581 Destroyer of Worlds Bathory · Metal Mind Records · 2001 107.160

5582

The Soul Sessions Joss Stone · S‐Curve Records · 2003 107.160

5583

Live Songs of Innocence + Experience U2 · U2 Dot Com · 2019 107.160

5584 Soul Zodiac The Nat Adderley Sextet · Capitol Records · 1972 107.100

5585 Love to the World L.T.D. · A&M Records · 1976 107.100

5586 Force Majeure Tangerine Dream · Virgin · 1979 107.100

5587 Twilight 22 Twilight 22 · Vanguard · 1984 107.100

5588

Stoned & Dethroned The Jesus & Mary Chain · Blanco y Negro Records · 1994 107.100

5589 Reject All American Bikini Kill · Kill Rock Stars · 1996 107.100

5590

Drosophila S.U.N. Project · Spirit Zone Recordings · 1997 107.100

5591 Joy and Pain Maze · Capitol Records · 1980 107.100

5592

Soundtracks for the Blind Swans · Atavistic · 1996 107.100