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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7849 (The Theory of) Silent Phase · Transmat · 1995 87.120

7850 Sounds of the Satellites Laika · Too Pure · 1997 87.120

7851 Death Before Disko Christian Morgenstern · Forte Records · 1999 87.120

7852

Any Minute Now Soulwax · cutting edge · 2004 87.120

7853 North Star Deserter Vic Chesnutt · Constellation · 2007 87.120

7854

Driving Towards the Daylight Joe Bonamassa · 2012 87.120

7855 Hear in the Now Frontier Queensrÿche · EMI · 1997 87.040

7856 The Return of Roger Miller Roger Miller · Smash Records · 1965 87.010

7857 Scenbuddism Dag Vag · Silence Records · 1979 87.010

7858 Dry Dreams The Jim Carroll Band · ATCO Records · 1982 87.010

7859 Legion of Boom The Crystal Method · V2 · 2003 87.010

7860

Embryonic The Flaming Lips · Warner Bros. Records · 2009 87.010

7861

Positive Vibrations Ten Years After · Chrysalis · 1974 87.000

7862

First Glance April Wine · Capitol Records · 1978 87.000

7863 Everything I Play Is Funky Lou Donaldson · Blue Note · 1969 87.000

7864 One Year Colin Blunstone · Epic · 1971 87.000

7865

Earthquake Island Jon Hassell · 1978 87.000

7866 P.R. Computer P.R. Computer · Start · 1983 87.000

7867 Illadelph Halflife The Roots · Geffen Records · 1996 87.000

7868 Oasis Dettinger · Kompakt · 2000 87.000

7869 Chemistry 9th Wonder · Duck Down · 2005 87.000

7870 Endless Rhythms of the Beatless Heart Shulman · Aleph Zero Records · 2007 87.000

7871

Hippies Harlem · Matador · 2010 87.000

7872 Smoke Signals Overlook · UVB-76 Music · 2017 86.996