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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71617

Away With Meloncholy The Natural Yogurt Band · 2008 10.400

71618 The Happy Error Michael Santos · Baskaru · 2008 10.400

71619

Lost to the Living Daylight Dies · Candlelight Records · 2008 10.400

71620 Under the Fog The King Blues · Field Recordings · 2008 10.400

71621 Some Racing, Some Stopping Headlights · Polyvinyl · 2008 10.400

71622

Down to Earth Jem · ATO Records · 2008 10.400

71623 Teeth Mountain Teeth Mountain · 2008 10.400

71624

Les Compteurs à zéro Tagada Jones · Enragé Production · 2008 10.400

71625 Sun People Nickodemus · Eighteenth Street Lounge Music · 2009 10.400

71626 The Outsiders NEEDTOBREATHE · Atlantic · 2009 10.400

71627 Smokehouse Sessions Blindside Blues Band · Grooveyard Records · 2009 10.400

71628 The Nectar of Perversity Springs From the Well of Repression Aderlating · Shadowgraph Records · 2009 10.400

71629 Pearl River Mike Zito · Eclecto Groove Records · 2009 10.400

71630

Live in Manila Journey · 2009 10.400

71631 The Garden Bran Van 3000 · Audiogram · 2010 10.400

71632 High Places vs. Mankind High Places · Thrill Jockey · 2010 10.400

71633 It's the Evil White Lung · Deranged Records · 2010 10.400

71634 Archaic Volumes Fatso Jetson · 2010 10.400

71635 The Runaway The Magic Numbers · Heavenly Recordings · 2010 10.400

71636 In Your Honour Black Majesty · Limb Music Products · 2010 10.400

71637 Sempre lontano Nina Zilli · 2010 10.400

71638 An Examination of Being Order of Ennead · Earache Records · 2010 10.400

71639 Conviction The Crimson Armada · 2011 10.400

71640 Greetings & Salutations Intergalactic Lovers · Capitol Records · 2011 10.400