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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61801

Tant qu’il y aura des enfants Marjo · Kébec-Disc · 1990 13.200

61802 Magic Fingers Chuck Loeb · Digital Music Products, Inc. · 1990 13.200

61803 The Ultraviolet Catastrophe Trotsky Icepick · SST Records · 1991 13.200

61804

Late Night Grande Hotel Nanci Griffith · MCA Records · 1991 13.200

61805 Merry Christmas Everyone Shakin’ Stevens · Epic · 1991 13.200

61806 Glupost je neuništiva KUD Idijoti · Helidon · 1992 13.200

61807 Concerto for Orchestra / Four Orchestral Pieces Bartók · Deutsche Grammophon · 1993 13.200

61808 Dieche Sex Gang Children · Cleopatra Records · 1993 13.200

61809 Máscaras de sal Las Pelotas · 1994 13.200

61810 Closed Casket Esham · Warlock Records · 1994 13.200

61811 Love and Harmony Jah Stitch · Rhino · 1994 13.200

61812 Sweet Freedom - Now What? Joe McPhee · 1995 13.200

61813 Unaffected Landberk · Melodie & Dissonanze · 1995 13.200

61814 Live From Mars, Volume 1 Forces of Nature · Clean Up Records · 1996 13.200

61815 Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet Rye Coalition · Gern Blandsten · 1996 13.200

61816 One Eyed God Prophecy One Eyed God Prophecy · The Great American Steak Religion · 1996 13.200

61817

Needless to Say Choke · Smallman Records · 1997 13.200

61818 Either/Or Elliott Smith · Kill Rock Stars · 1997 13.200

61819

Vinyl Tranquilizer 大友良英 · 1997 13.200

61820

Isabella Cosmicity · A Different Drum · 1997 13.200

61821 Arise Oneyed Jack · Yelen Musiques · 1998 13.200

61822 What Do Pretty Girls Do? Kirsty MacColl · 1998 13.200

61823 Burning Flesh and Broken Fingers The Criminals · Adeline Records · 1998 13.200

61824 La realtà, la lealtà e lo scontro Lou X · RCA · 1998 13.200