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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75001 Secrets of Industrialized Noise S.I.N. · EMI Electrola GmbH · 1993 9.450

75002 Flowerland Eleven Pictures · Mascot Records · 1995 9.450

75003 Parallel Universe Twintone · Position Chrome · 2000 9.450

75004 Bourré au son La Fouine · Small Stone Records · 2005 9.450

75005 Les Cités d'Or Psy 4 de la Rime · Barclay · 2008 9.450

75006 Which Bitch? The View · 1965 Records · 2009 9.450

75007 Rain Machine Rain Machine · Anti‐ · 2009 9.450

75008

Vitamin D Datsik · Dim Mak Records · 2012 9.450

75009

G N’ R Lies Guns N’ Roses · Geffen Records · 1988 9.440

75010 Fever Little Willie John · King Records · 1956 9.400

75011 Songs of Ireland Mary O’Hara · Tradition Records · 1958 9.400

75012 Bossa Jazz Trio Bossa Jazz Trio · Som Livre · 1965 9.400

75013 Mance Lipscomb, Volume 4 Mance Lipscomb · Arhoolie · 1967 9.400

75014 Sadao Meets Brazilian Friends 渡辺貞夫 · Columbia · 1968 9.400

75015 I'll Catch the Sun Sonny Criss · Prestige · 1969 9.400

75016 かっこいいことはなんてかっこ悪いんだろう早川義夫 · URC · 1969 9.400

75017 Skara Brae Skara Brae · Gael-Linn · 1971 9.400

75018 Maxayn Maxayn · Capricorn Records · 1972 9.400

75019 Cecilia 2 Cecilia · CBS · 1973 9.400

75020 Dramatics Electronic Frank Gartner · 1973 9.400

75021 This Is Lorna Bennett Lorna Bennett · Harry J Records · 1973 9.400

75022 Salt of the Earth The Soul Searchers · Sussex · 1974 9.400

75023 The Backbone of America Is a Mule and Cotton Abner Jay · 1976 9.400

75024 "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine Stranger Cole · Ron-Lew Records · 1976 9.400