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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65425 Depraved Goddess Blood · 1996 12.040

65426 Red Silk Vow Seraphim Shock · Requiem Records · 1997 12.040

65427 Pulsars Pulsars · 1997 12.040

65428 Small Revelations Chris Smither · 1997 12.040

65429 Albino Alligator Michael Brook · Warner Bros. Records · 1997 12.040

65430 The Roaring Mechanism PEE · 1997 12.040

65431 Spirit Tales Stephen Simmonds · Parlophone · 1997 12.040

65432 Midnight Fullmoon Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra · 1997 12.040

65433 Medicine 4 My Pain Lynden David Hall · 1997 12.040

65434 Bass Extremes Cookbook Steve Bailey · 1998 12.040

65435 In the BuzzBag Brooklyn Funk Essentials · Shanachie · 1998 12.040

65436 Stupid Doo Doo Dumb Mac Dre · 1998 12.040

65437 The Art Tatum Trio: 1944 Art Tatum Trio · 1998 12.040

65438 The Belief Module Farflung · Bad Acid Records · 1998 12.040

65439 Kerker Paysage d’Hiver · Kunsthall Produktionen · 1999 12.040

65440 Derde Schijf THU20 · Staalplaat · 1999 12.040

65441 Vs a Galaxy of Sound Future Pilot AKA · 1999 12.040

65442 Twenty Odd Years: The Story Of... Vic Godard · 1999 12.040

65443 The World U.S. Bombs · Hellcat Records · 1999 12.040

65444 The Sugar Tree Amy Rigby · KOCH Records · 2000 12.040

65445 Supernova The Echoing Green · Red Hill Records · 2000 12.040

65446 To the Innocent Thingy · Joyful Noise Recordings · 2000 12.040

65447 Self Mutilation No Return · Listenable Records · 2000 12.040

65448 World Domination Enterprises Twintone · Position Chrome · 2001 12.040