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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76177 Symphony no. 4 / Haydn Variations / Tragic Overture Johannes Brahms · Deutsche Grammophon · 1999 9.240

76178 Raw Power Trey Gunn · First World Music · 1999 9.240

76179 Nido Cristina Donà · Mescal · 1999 9.240

76180 Infinita Plango Vulnera Silentium · Spikefarm Records · 1999 9.240

76181 People I've Known, Places I've Been Dale Watson · Continental Song City · 1999 9.240

76182 Ready Sect Go! Thee Headcoats Sect · Vinyl Japan · 1999 9.240

76183 Cancer Criminal · 2000 9.240

76184 The Undaground Emperor Pop da Brown Hornet · MCA Records · 2000 9.240

76185 Universal Migrator, Part 2: Flight of the Migrator Ayreon · Transmission Records · 2000 9.240

76186 Lantera Lucis Viriditatis Stone Breath · 2000 9.240

76187 To Celebrate the Forlorn Seasons State Craft · Good Life Recordings · 2000 9.240

76188 Stranger Than Fiction Ultra Naté · cutting edge · 2000 9.240

76189 All the Suits Began to Fall Off The Mercury Program · 2001 9.240

76190 Fragile Fiorella Mannoia · Durlindana · 2001 9.240

76191 Dying for Life Antithesis · Massacre Records · 2001 9.240

76192 Der Magische Puls Ghosting · Alice in… · 2001 9.240

76193 What Matters Sara K. · Chesky Records · 2001 9.240

76194 Sweet Release The Flashing Lights · 2001 9.240

76195 Curvatia Spacek · Island · 2001 9.240

76196 25th Hour; Bleeding The Provenance · Scarlet Records · 2001 9.240

76197 Lend You a Hand Tight Bro's From Way Back When · Kill Rock Stars · 2001 9.240

76198 Heart Stars · Paper Bag Records · 2002 9.240

76199 Sobran palabras Triple XXX · Avoid Records · 2002 9.240

76200 Weird War Weird War · Drag City · 2002 9.240