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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577 The Second Steppenwolf · Dunhill Records · 1968 338.120

578

Rock ’n’ Roll John Lennon · Apple Records · 1975 338.030

579

Never, Neverland Annihilator · Roadrunner Records · 1990 337.980

580 End of the Century Ramones · Sire Records · 1980 337.810

581

So What Joe Walsh · ABC Records · 1974 337.740

582

Days to Come Bonobo · Ninja Tune · 2006 337.610

583 You and Me Both Yazoo · Mute · 1983 337.600

584 Mother Earth’s Plantasia Mort Garson · Sacred Bones Records · 1976 337.590

585

Alice in Hell Annihilator · Roadrunner Records · 1989 337.120

586

Airdrawndagger Sasha · Kinetic Records · 2002 337.040

587

Bis zum bitteren Ende Die Toten Hosen · Totenkopf · 1987 336.840

588 Spirit of Eden Talk Talk · Parlophone · 1988 336.700

589 Ultimate Spinach Ultimate Spinach · Big Beat · 1968 336.420

590 Babacar France Gall · Disques Apache · 1987 336.000

591

Up Peter Gabriel · Real World · 2002 335.380

592 Venice Fennesz · Touch · 2004 334.950

593

Damnation and a Day Cradle of Filth · Sony Music UK · 2003 334.500

594

Wilderness Heart Black Mountain · Jagjaguwar · 2010 334.490

595

More Songs About Buildings and Food Talking Heads · Sire Records · 1978 334.080

596

The Sound of Perseverance Death · Nuclear Blast · 1998 333.970

597 Not That Kind Anastacia · Epic · 2000 333.750

598 Kingdom Come Sir Lord Baltimore · Mercury Records · 1970 333.750

599 Mahogany Brown Moodymann · Peacefrog Records · 1998 333.700

600

The Band The Band · Capitol Records · 1969 333.680