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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5881 After the Rain Frank Strazzeri · Catalyst Records · 1976 103.960

5882

Blackboard Jungle Dub The Upsetters · Upsetter Records · 1980 103.960

5883 Horizons Northaunt · Cyclic Law · 2006 103.960

5884 Into A Better Future Edward · Giegling · 2014 103.960

5885 Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks · Motown · 1974 103.950

5886

Emotion Samantha Sang · Private Stock · 1978 103.950

5887 Alien Alien · Virgin · 1988 103.950

5888 Blow Up Your Video AC/DC · Atlantic · 1988 103.950

5889 Menace to Sobriety Ugly Kid Joe · Mercury Records · 1995 103.950

5890

Broken Boy Soldiers The Raconteurs · XL Recordings · 2006 103.950

5891 Nameless Dominique Fils-Aimé · Ensoul Records · 2018 103.877

5892 Infinity John Coltrane · impulse! · 1972 103.840

5893 Garvey’s Ghost Burning Spear · Island · 1976 103.840

5894 Gyrate Pylon · DB Recs · 1980 103.840

5895 Spectrum Sonic Boom · 1990 103.840

5896

Penicillin on Wax Tim Dog · Columbia · 1991 103.840

5897

Life's a Gas Love Inc. · Force Inc. Music Works · 1995 103.840

5898

Substances DJ Cam · Inflamable · 1996 103.840

5899 Flux + Mutability David Sylvian · Venture · 1989 103.750

5900

Kapital Laibach · Mute · 1992 103.750

5901

Domine non es dignus Anaal Nathrakh · Season of Mist · 2004 103.750

5902 You Fail Me Converge · Epitaph · 2004 103.750

5903 Songs for Beginners Graham Nash · Atlantic · 1971 103.740

5904 The Crusher Amon Amarth · Metal Blade Records · 2001 103.740