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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6937 Antiarmia Armia · Fala · 1987 94.300

6938

Der nette Mann + Demos Böhse Onkelz · Rock-O-Rama Records · 1989 94.300

6939 The Ultraviolet Catastrophe Space Tribe · Spirit Zone Recordings · 1997 94.300

6940 Last Exit Traffic · United Artists · 1969 94.240

6941 Blue Cheer Blue Cheer · Philips · 1969 94.240

6942 Broken Barricades Procol Harum · Chrysalis · 1971 94.240

6943 Bad to the Bone Inner Circle · RAS Records · 1992 94.240

6944 Whiplash James · Fontana · 1997 94.240

6945 Breaking All the Rules Peter Frampton · A&M Records · 1981 94.170

6946 Modern Lifestyle The Twins · 1982 94.160

6947 Pinnacles Edgar Froese · Virgin · 1983 94.160

6948

Earth & Nightfall John Beltran · R&S Records · 1995 94.160

6949 In a Major Way E‐40 · Jive · 1995 94.160

6950 Unpopular Science The Kooky Scientist · Plus 8 Records Ltd. · 1997 94.160

6951

Alterity Xingu Hill · Hymen Records · 1999 94.160

6952 Nothing New Gil Scott‐Heron · XL Recordings · 2014 94.160

6953 Powerful People Gino Vannelli · A&M Records · 1974 94.080

6954 The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen The Mekons · Virgin · 1979 94.080

6955 Escape Whodini · Jive · 1984 94.080

6956

The Extremist Joe Satriani · Relativity Records · 1992 94.080

6957 Grand Prix Teenage Fanclub · Geffen Records · 1995 94.080

6958 Devil Came to Me Dover · Subterfuge Records · 1997 94.080

6959

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes TV on the Radio · 4AD · 2004 94.080

6960 Hypermagic Mountain Lightning Bolt · Load Records · 2005 94.080