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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82393 King Shepherd Fiddler’s Green · Deaf Shepherd Recordings · 1995 7.810

82394 White Courtesy Phone Angel Corpus Christi · 1995 7.810

82395 Colour Your Life Upright Citizens · Impact Records · 1995 7.810

82396 Common Daze Ravana · 1996 7.810

82397 Hasta la baldoria Los Fastidios · Skooter Records · 1996 7.810

82398

Enter Within Temptation · Rough Trade · 1996 7.810

82399 Sound Factory (1997) Otomo Yoshihide · Gentle Giant Records · 1997 7.810

82400 Pure Juice Summercamp · Maverick · 1997 7.810

82401 Man Will Surrender Man Will Surrender · Revolution · 1997 7.810

82402 Varnaline Varnaline · Zero Hour · 1997 7.810

82403 Palm Tree Superstar · Camp Fabulous · 1998 7.810

82404 A Nightclub in Tunisia Päronsoda · C+C Records · 1998 7.810

82405 The Course The Course · Lowland Records · 1998 7.810

82406 Time Lionel Richie · Mercury Records · 1998 7.810

82407 It's Gotta Be Voodoo Baby! Puffball · Burning Heart Records · 1999 7.810

82408 Horkstow Grange Steeleye Span · Park Records · 1999 7.810

82409 Run Around Krezip · 1999 7.810

82410 The Wood and the Wire Fairport Convention · Compass Records · 1999 7.810

82411 Dirt! The Arrogant Worms · 1999 7.810

82412 Rain, Steam & Speed The Mutton Birds · 1999 7.810

82413

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Limp Bizkit · Interscope Records · 2000 7.810

82414 Kom hem Barbados · Mariann · 2000 7.810

82415 Oslo Lars Lillo-Stenberg · Sonet · 2000 7.810

82416 Hello Half Japanese · Alternative Tentacles · 2001 7.810