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

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63097 Going Steady Steady B · Jive · 1989 12.750

63098 Descendant Upheaval DVC · Steamhammer · 1989 12.750

63099 The Return of Tal Farlow/1969 Tal Farlow · Prestige · 1989 12.750

63100 Kihnsolidation: The Best of Greg Kihn Greg Kihn · Rhino · 1989 12.750

63101 A Young Person's Guide to Dambuilding The Dambuilders · ¡Cuacha! · 1989 12.750

63102 Crunch Cry Wolf · I.R.S. Records · 1990 12.750

63103 Und wir kriegen uns doch Edo Zanki · wea · 1990 12.750

63104 Collectiv Three: An Elemental Rendevous Chris & Cosey · Conspiracy International · 1990 12.750

63105 Pace Yourself Tim Berne’s Caos Totale · JMT · 1991 12.750

63106 Dim Stars Dim Stars · Caroline Records · 1992 12.750

63107 11:11 Projekt Erde · CMS Music GmbH · 1992 12.750

63108 Furthest From the Sun The Family Cat · Dedicated · 1992 12.750

63109 Gold, Clouds, Desire Panic on the Titanic · Glasnost Records · 1993 12.750

63110 Godspeed the Vortex Trumans Water · The Way Out Sound · 1993 12.750

63111 Abduction Eat Static · Planet Dog · 1993 12.750

63112 Shaved and Dangerous Baby Animals · Imago · 1993 12.750

63113

Ay ay ay Los Piojos · 1994 12.750

63114 Harmonia Meets Zappa Harmonia Ensemble · Materiali Sonori · 1994 12.750

63115 Energie Münchener Freiheit · Columbia · 1994 12.750

63116 Frequency for Collapse Aube · G.R.O.S.S. · 1994 12.750

63117 Tidal Wave of Hype The Wake · Sarah Records · 1994 12.750

63118 Nothingface Nothingface · Digipus Music · 1995 12.750

63119 Change: The Alternate Zinc Alloy T. Rex · 1995 12.750

63120 Lamentations of Innocents Dissolving of Prodigy · Sheer Records · 1995 12.750