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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82801 Volume II Die Happy · 2020 7.800

82802 Donda Kanye West · Getting Out Our Dreams II · 2021 7.800

82803 Short n’ Sweet Sabrina Carpenter · Island · 2024 7.800

82804

Nowhere Ride · Sire Records · 1990 7.740

82805

Spreading the Disease Anthrax · Island · 1985 7.700

82806

You’re Living All Over Me Dinosaur · SST Records · 1987 7.700

82807 Doggystyle Snoop Doggy Dogg · Interscope Records · 1993 7.700

82808 A Sense of Purpose In Flames · Nuclear Blast · 2008 7.680

82809 Wolftracks Steppenwolf · 1982 7.670

82810 Between Any Four Walls Dicte · Pladecompagniet · 1994 7.670

82811 Maria Stuarda Gaetano Donizetti · ABC Records · 1971 7.650

82812 Escape Journey · CBS · 1981 7.650

82813

Reckless Bryan Adams · A&M Records · 1984 7.650

82814 Imperception Rockets · CGD · 1984 7.650

82815 Africa Miriam Makeba · RCA · 1991 7.650

82816 1984-12-20: The Man Is Dead: Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK Metallica · 1991 7.650

82817 Mother Tongue Mother Tongue · 1994 7.650

82818 Sail Away Great White · Volcano Records · 1994 7.650

82819 Music Inspired by the Group of 7 Rheostatics · Dave's Records of Guelph · 1995 7.650

82820 Nerf Herder Nerf Herder · Arista · 1996 7.650

82821 Annwyn, Beneath the Waves Faith and the Muse · Tess Records · 1996 7.650

82822 We the People Brulé · Natural Visions · 1996 7.650

82823 Mi Kubbesi Nekropsi · 1996 7.650

82824 Humdinger The Hoax · Voodoo Records · 1998 7.650