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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73153 This Armor 鬼束ちひろ · Virgin TOKYO · 2002 9.960

73154 El resto de mi vida Juniper Moon · Elefant Records · 2002 9.960

73155 Fucking Fullmoon Foundation Blackdeath · ISO666 Releases · 2002 9.960

73156 New Asians Joujouka · Psy-Harmonics · 2002 9.960

73157 She Makes Me Wish I Had a Gun Pyogenesis · Irond · 2002 9.960

73158 The Acid Gospel Experience Scenic · Hidden Agenda · 2002 9.960

73159 The Genesis Yngwie Malmsteen · Rising Force Records · 2002 9.960

73160 Derek Bailey & Franz Hautzinger Derek Bailey · GROB · 2002 9.960

73161 Little Bird Flies Into a Big Black Cloud the Microphones · St. Ives Records · 2002 9.960

73162 After the Storm Monica · BMG · 2003 9.960

73163

Friend or Foe? blackmail · WEA Records · 2003 9.960

73164 A Coming Storm Cryptic Wintermoon · Massacre Records · 2003 9.960

73165 Ride the Blade Teen Cthulhu · Rage of Achilles · 2003 9.960

73166

Transpacifik Bojan Z Trio · Label Bleu · 2003 9.960

73167 The Birds & The Sky Weathertunes · Peacelounge Recordings · 2003 9.960

73168 Level II Blackstreet · DreamWorks Records · 2003 9.960

73169

Hate into Grief Hedon Cries · Sleaszy Rider Records · 2003 9.960

73170

Transatlanticism Death Cab for Cutie · Barsuk Records · 2003 9.960

73171 Ventill / Poki Stafrænn Hákon · Resonant · 2004 9.960

73172 No Gods No Masters Criminal · Metal Blade Records · 2004 9.960

73173 Gravity Pulls Echobelly · 2004 9.960

73174 Kafarnaüm Aïboforcen · Alfa Matrix · 2004 9.960

73175 Midnight Movies Midnight Movies · Emperor Norton · 2004 9.960

73176 Phase 3 Stereotyp meets Al'Haca · Klein Records · 2004 9.960