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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6745 231045-0637 Kim Larsen · CBS · 1979 95.940

6746 Back to the Barrooms Merle Haggard · MCA Records · 1980 95.940

6747 Waiting Fun Boy Three · Chrysalis · 1983 95.940

6748 Hilfe Otto kommt! Otto Waalkes · Rüssl Räckords · 1983 95.940

6749

Whatever Happened to Jugula? Roy Harper · Beggars Banquet · 1985 95.940

6750 Giant The Woodentops · Rough Trade · 1986 95.940

6751

Album of the Year Faith No More · Slash · 1997 95.940

6752 Different Tastes of Honey Tosca · G-Stone Recordings · 2002 95.940

6753 Daughter of Time Colosseum · Dunhill Records · 1970 95.940

6754 Water Sign The Jeff Lorber Fusion · Arista · 1979 95.940

6755

It: The Album Alien Sex Fiend · Anagram Records · 1986 95.940

6756 Tallulah The Go‐Betweens · Big Time Records · 1987 95.940

6757 Act III Death Angel · Geffen Records · 1990 95.940

6758 Savane Ali Farka Touré · World Circuit · 2006 95.940

6759

Our Love to Admire Interpol · Capitol Records · 2007 95.940

6760 Nobody’s Daughter Hole · Mercury Records · 2009 95.940

6761 Freedom's Rise Liege Lord · Black Dragon Records · 1985 95.920

6762 Suspected Foul Play · Moving Shadow · 1995 95.920

6763

Tragic Epilogue Antipop Consortium · 75 Ark · 2000 95.920

6764 NLP MOR · Royal Bunker · 2001 95.920

6765 Concierto Jim Hall · CTI · 1975 95.880

6766 Gila Gila · BASF · 1971 95.790

6767 Leaving This Planet Charles Earland · Prestige · 1974 95.790

6768 Expansion: L'Altro Mondo Studios The Creatures · 1982 95.790