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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6769 Uncle Sam's Curse Above the Law · Ruthless Records · 1994 95.790

6770 The Flock The Flock · Columbia · 1969 95.760

6771 Im Zeichen des Blöden Abstürzende Brieftauben · Electrola · 1989 95.760

6772

Driving Rain Paul McCartney · MPL · 2001 95.760

6773 RÂ Asia 2001 · 1996 95.760

6774 Visions of Europe Stratovarius · T & T Productions · 1998 95.760

6775 Okie J.J. Cale · A&M Records · 1974 95.700

6776 Kool & Deadly (Justicizms) Just‐Ice · Fresh Records · 1987 95.700

6777 Slowly We Rot Obituary · R/C Records · 1989 95.700

6778 Stormwatch Morph · New Electronica · 1994 95.700

6779

Welcome Tourist B. Fleischmann · Morr Music · 2003 95.700

6780 The Rising Sun Joey Beltram · Tresor · 2004 95.700

6781

Where You Go I Go Too Lindstrøm · Smalltown Supersound · 2008 95.700

6782 The Second Coming Rudolph Johnson · Black Jazz Records · 1973 95.680

6783 2nd Agitation Free · Vertigo · 1973 95.680

6784

Ballade cuntre lo Anemi Francor Peste Noire · De Profundis Éditions · 2009 95.680

6785 Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub Hollie Cook · Mr Bongo · 2012 95.680

6786 Pure The Primitives · RCA · 1989 95.590

6787

Happy Nation Ace of Base · Mega Records · 1992 95.590

6788 Revolution Revolución Ill Niño · Roadrunner Records · 2001 95.590

6789 Bloodrock Bloodrock · Capitol Records · 1970 95.580

6790 Midnight Believer B.B. King · ABC Records · 1978 95.580

6791 Sound on Sound Bill Nelson’s Red Noise · Harvest · 1979 95.580

6792 The Big Beat Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · Blue Note · 1960 95.550