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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7945 Coal Chamber Coal Chamber · Roadrunner Records · 1997 86.400

7946 Trisector Van der Graaf Generator · Virgin · 2008 86.400

7947 Blitz KMFDM · Metropolis Records · 2009 86.400

7948 All Shall Fall Immortal · Nuclear Blast · 2009 86.400

7949

Black Byrd Donald Byrd · Blue Note · 1973 86.400

7950 1981 Markus Guentner · Kompakt · 2005 86.400

7951 Midvinterblot Unleashed · Steamhammer · 2006 86.400

7952 xAj3z SoiSong · soisong.com · 2009 86.400

7953 The Gin Diaries Suff Daddy · Melting Pot Music · 2010 86.400

7954 Wild Is the Wind Nina Simone · Philips · 1966 86.330

7955 Open, to Love Paul Bley · ECM Records · 1973 86.330

7956 Prepare Thyself to Deal With a Miracle Rahsaan Roland Kirk · Atlantic · 1973 86.330

7957

Threat to Creation Creation Rebel · Cherry Red Records · 1981 86.330

7958

Somewhere Far Beyond Blind Guardian · Virgin · 1992 86.330

7959 Pharos SETI · Instinct Ambient · 1995 86.330

7960 Beyond the Massive Darkness Megaptera · Cold Meat Industry · 2001 86.330

7961 One Third Standard Lux Bitstream · Modern Love · 2004 86.330

7962

Ballermann Grobschnitt · Metronome · 1974 86.320

7963 Concerto grosso nº 2 New Trolls · Magma · 1976 86.320

7964

The Beast Inside Inspiral Carpets · Mute · 1991 86.320

7965

The Curse of the Golden Vampire Curse of the Golden Vampire · 1998 86.320

7966 Straight Ahead Pennywise · Epitaph · 1999 86.320

7967 Outer Space / Inner Space Flanger · Ninja Tune · 2001 86.320

7968

Perseverance Hatebreed · Universal Records · 2002 86.320