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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5593 A Story of Deepness Glenn Underground · Nite Life Collective · 1998 107.100

5594 Laughing Academy Punishment of Luxury · United Artists · 1979 107.070

5595

The Soul Cages Sting · A&M Records · 1991 107.070

5596 Seed to Sun Boom Bip · Lex Records · 2002 107.070

5597 The Fool Warpaint · Rough Trade · 2010 107.070

5598 Orange Al Stewart · CBS · 1972 107.030

5599 Merry-Go-Round Grobschnitt · 1979 107.030

5600 Passengers The Gary Burton Quartet · ECM Records · 1977 107.010

5601

Stoneage Romeos Hoodoo Gurus · A&M Records · 1984 107.010

5602 Plight & Premonition David Sylvian · Venture · 1988 107.010

5603

Vikingligr Veldi Enslaved · Deathlike Silence Productions · 1994 107.010

5604 High Society High Contrast · Hospital Records · 2004 107.010

5605 Death Is This Communion High on Fire · Relapse Records · 2007 107.010

5606 Ex Machina Aril Brikha · Peacefrog Records · 2007 107.010

5607 The Skipper Henry Franklin · Black Jazz Records · 1972 106.950

5608 Rashida Jon Lucien · RCA · 1973 106.950

5609 Caça à raposa João Bosco · RCA Victor · 1975 106.950

5610 Keeper of the Castle Four Tops · Dunhill Records · 1972 106.920

5611 I, Assassin Gary Numan · Beggars Banquet · 1982 106.920

5612 Your Saving Grace The Steve Miller Band · Capitol Records · 1969 106.860

5613 Dark Thrones and Black Flags Darkthrone · Peaceville · 2008 106.860

5614

Those of the Unlight Marduk · Osmose Productions · 1993 106.800

5615 6 Supersilent · Rune Grammofon · 2003 106.800

5616 The Astounding Eyes of Rita Anouar Brahem · ECM Records · 2009 106.800