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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5905 Tired Eyes Slowly Burning The Tear Garden · Nettwerk · 1987 103.740

5906 OR Kangding Ray · Raster‐Noton · 2011 103.740

5907 Taboo Arthur Lyman · 1958 103.700

5908

The Threshingfloor Wovenhand · Glitterhouse Records · 2010 103.700

5909

Going Blank Again Ride · Sire Records · 1992 103.680

5910 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ Snoop Dogg · Priority Records · 2002 103.680

5911 Vado al massimo Vasco Rossi · Carosello · 1982 103.530

5912 Buzz Factory Screaming Trees · SST Records · 1989 103.530

5913 Acid Planet 6 Unit Moebius · Acid Planet · 1997 103.530

5914 Witch Witch · Tee Pee Records · 2006 103.530

5915 Infernal Affairs MZ.412 · Cold Meat Industry · 2006 103.530

5916 Feargal Sharkey Feargal Sharkey · Virgin · 1985 103.500

5917 Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley · Sun · 1968 103.500

5918 Cyan Three Dog Night · MCA Records · 1973 103.500

5919 Timeless Flight Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel · EMI · 1976 103.500

5920 SRC SRC · Capitol Records · 1968 103.500

5921 What's Up Front That Counts The Counts · Westbound Records · 1971 103.500

5922 Deep Down Heavy Bob Downes · Music for Pleasure · 1970 103.490

5923 Ghosts of Princes in Towers Rich Kids · EMI · 1978 103.490

5924 Night of the Demon Demon · Carrère · 1981 103.490

5925 Volume 1: Sound Magic Afro Celt Sound System · Real World · 1996 103.490

5926 The Sojourner The Ensemble Al Salaam · Strata-East · 1974 103.400

5927 >Single Pub · Ampoule · 2002 103.400

5928

The Analogue Theatre CJ Bolland · Internal · 1996 103.360