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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65929 Snake Farm Ray Wylie Hubbard · Sustain Records · 2006 11.960

65930 Cataclysm The Flying Luttenbachers · ugEXPLODE · 2006 11.960

65931 Ketukuba Africando · Discograph · 2006 11.960

65932 Growing Sleeping People · Temporary Residence Limited · 2006 11.960

65933 Mapmaker Parts & Labor · Jagjaguwar · 2007 11.960

65934

Eight Studies in Transition Horologium · Old Europa Cafe · 2007 11.960

65935 20 Uhr 10 Howard Carpendale · Koch Universal Music · 2007 11.960

65936 To Forever Rachael Starr · Silent Machine · 2008 11.960

65937 Mistakes Are Good Fotonovela · Undo Records · 2008 11.960

65938 Fern Knight Fern Knight · VHF Records · 2008 11.960

65939 Selections From the Early Sessions Silver Apples · 2008 11.960

65940 Tu hoguera está ardiendo Klaus & Kinski · Jabalina Música · 2008 11.960

65941 Fundamentals of Orchid Biology David Tagg · Second Sun Recordings · 2008 11.960

65942

III Бумбокс · Moon Records · 2008 11.960

65943 Aurora Inch-time · Static Caravan · 2009 11.960

65944 Riffs Legion of Two · Planet Mu · 2009 11.960

65945 Katharsis: Kalte Lieder aus der Hölle Blackdeath · Hospital Productions · 2010 11.960

65946 This Is Who We Are Di‐rect · EMI · 2010 11.960

65947 Nu Page · BAM · 2010 11.960

65948 The Cosmic Dead The Cosmic Dead · 2011 11.960

65949 Pottersville Pothead · Janitor Records · 2011 11.960

65950

Sacrifice for the Darkness Drowning the Light · 2011 11.960

65951 Visafree RotFront · Essay Recordings · 2011 11.960

65952

City of Refuge Abigail Washburn · Rounder · 2011 11.960