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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6097 Instincts Romeo Void · Columbia · 1984 101.600

6098 Rat in the Kitchen UB40 · A&M Records · 1986 101.600

6099 The Optimist LP Turin Brakes · Astralwerks · 2001 101.600

6100 Goddess in the Doorway Mick Jagger · Virgin · 2001 101.520

6101 The Primitive Painter The Primitive Painter · Klang Elektronik · 1994 101.520

6102 A Far Out Disc The Toy Dolls · Volume Records · 1985 101.480

6103

Meet Next Life ISAN · Morr Music · 2004 101.480

6104 Photographs Casiopea · Alfa · 1983 101.460

6105

World Coming Down Type O Negative · Roadrunner Records · 1999 101.460

6106 Helvete Nasum · Relapse Records · 2003 101.460

6107 Festivál Santana · CBS · 1976 101.400

6108

Wizzard Brew Wizzard · Harvest · 1973 101.380

6109

A Midsummer Nice Dream Ochre · Toytronic · 2004 101.370

6110 Spectral Mornings Steve Hackett · Charisma · 1979 101.260

6111

Touch Con Funk Shun · Mercury Records · 1980 101.260

6112 Cutting Corners Secret Service · Sonet · 1982 101.260

6113 The Burden of Mules The Wolfgang Press · 4AD · 1983 101.260

6114 The JAMS 45 Edits The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu · KLF Communications · 1987 101.260

6115

Rising From the Sea Exumer · Disaster · 1987 101.260

6116 The Answer Psyance · Plus 8 Records Ltd. · 1994 101.260

6117 Stoneground Words Melanie · Neighborhood Records · 1972 101.250

6118 Somebody’s Watching Me Rockwell · Motown · 1984 101.250

6119

Abrahadabra Dimmu Borgir · Nuclear Blast · 2010 101.250

6120 Little Games The Yardbirds · Epic · 1967 101.250