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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73105 A Day in the Life Beres Hammond · VP Records · 1998 9.960

73106 Fiction Romance, Fast Machines The Rondelles · 1998 9.960

73107

Wholly Earth Abbey Lincoln · Verve · 1998 9.960

73108 Desconocida Marta Sánchez · Mercury Records · 1998 9.960

73109 Emperor's Return Mortar · Fuoco Records · 1998 9.960

73110

Meteor Show Rodolphe Burger · EMI Music France · 1998 9.960

73111 These Are Our Children I Monster · 1998 9.960

73112 Yella Rose Butch Hancock · Rainlight Records · 1998 9.960

73113 September Malevolence Only If You Call Me Jonathan · Day After Records · 1999 9.960

73114 Sea of Desire Shotgun Symphony · 1999 9.960

73115 Light Up Your Chalice The Bush Chemists · 1999 9.960

73116 Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum · EmArcy · 1999 9.960

73117 Drag Queens in Limousines Mary Gauthier · 1999 9.960

73118 Symphonica Millennia Zanister · Shark Records · 1999 9.960

73119 Legacy Atlantic Starr · Expansion · 1999 9.960

73120 A Glimpse of Glory Ken Hensley · 1999 9.960

73121 Disassemble Dub Phase Selector Sound · ROIR · 1999 9.960

73122 Mixed Emotions Beverley Craven · Epic · 1999 9.960

73123

Groove Alla Turca Burhan Öçal · 1999 9.960

73124 Money Gary Hoey · 1999 9.960

73125 American Jet Set Kill Hannah · 1999 9.960

73126 Going Nowhere Fast Satanic Surfers · Burning Heart Records · 1999 9.960

73127 Freezepop Forever Freezepop · Archenemy Record Company · 2000 9.960

73128

Silencio Kremerata Baltica · Nonesuch · 2000 9.960