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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6817 Radioactive Chaos UK · Manic Ears Records · 1986 95.400

6818

Slow and Low Tetsu Inoue · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1995 95.400

6819 Riot Frequencies Somatic Responses · Shockwave Recordings · 1995 95.400

6820

Midtown 120 Blues DJ Sprinkles · Mule Musiq · 2009 95.300

6821 Big and Beautiful Fat Boys · Sutra Records · 1986 95.250

6822 NYC Ghosts & Flowers Sonic Youth · Geffen Records · 2000 95.250

6823

Just Enough Education to Perform Stereophonics · V2 · 2001 95.250

6824 Mark Stewart Mark Stewart · Mute · 1987 95.230

6825 Today Galaxie 500 · Aurora Records · 1988 95.230

6826 Just Like Heaven 3.2.6. · Dance Mania · 1991 95.230

6827 Conference of the Birds Om · Holy Mountain · 2006 95.230

6828 Sing Brother Sing Edgar Broughton Band · Harvest · 1970 95.200

6829 Christmas Album Boney M. · Hansa · 1981 95.200

6830 Cypress Let's Active · I.R.S. Records · 1984 95.200

6831 Little Village Little Village · 1992 95.200

6832

Bull of the Woods 13th Floor Elevators · International Artists · 1969 95.200

6833 Sincerely Dwight Twilley Band · Capitol Records · 1976 95.200

6834 Danger Danger Danger Danger · CBS · 1989 95.200

6835 Gore Metal Exhumed · Relapse Records · 1998 95.200

6836

Unlimited Logic Bomb · TIP.World · 2002 95.200

6837 Cherish the Light Years Cold Cave · Matador · 2011 95.200

6838 Coming Up for Air Penetration · Virgin · 1979 95.160

6839 Sotto la pioggia Antonello Venditti · Heinz Music · 1982 95.160

6840 Built to Destroy Michael Schenker Group · Chrysalis · 1983 95.160