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

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72985 Under the Evil Command Bloodfiend · 2011 10.010

72986

Helioscope Vessels · 2011 10.010

72987 Mrugalla Findus · Delikatess Tonträger · 2011 10.010

72988 Santa sangre Los Carniceros del Norte · 2011 10.010

72989

For Battles Once Fought Arafel · NoiseArt Records · 2011 10.010

72990

Armod Falconer · Metal Blade Records · 2011 10.010

72991 Chicago Odense Ensemble Chicago Odense Ensemble · Adluna Records · 2011 10.010

72992

Life in Babalou Birth of Joy · Suburban Records · 2012 10.010

72993 Synthesizers in Space Shawn Lee · Eighteenth Street Lounge Music · 2012 10.010

72994 Cabaret Contemporain Plays Moondog Cabaret Contemporain · Sub Rosa · 2013 10.010

72995

The Bones of What You Believe CHVRCHES · Glassnote · 2013 10.010

72996 Little Black Book Hot Since 82 · Ultra Records · 2013 10.010

72997 Play Soft Machine Ferdinando Faraò · 2014 10.010

72998 Bleak Froth · 2015 10.010

72999 화양연화 Young Forever BTS · BigHit Entertainment · 2016 10.010

73000 Ambidextrous Asylums Subskan · Hymen Records · 2017 10.010

73001 Friends. Lovers. Favorites. +HIRS+ · 2018 10.010

73002 Nightmother Wormlight · Black Lion Records · 2021 10.010

73003 Songs by Tom Lehrer Tom Lehrer · Decca Records · 1953 9.960

73004 The Easy Way The Jimmy Giuffre 3 · Verve · 1959 9.960

73005 It's Time for Dave Pike Dave Pike · Riverside · 1961 9.960

73006 Straight Ahead Abbey Lincoln · Candid · 1961 9.960

73007 The Soul of a City Boy Jesse Colin Young · 1964 9.960

73008 Dedicato a mio padre Mina · PDU · 1967 9.960