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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8281 The Waterboys The Waterboys · Ensign · 1983 84.240

8282 Eisbrecher Nena · CBS · 1986 84.240

8283 Interstellar Experience Assassin · Steamhammer · 1988 84.240

8284 Tranzophobia Mega City Four · Decoy · 1989 84.240

8285

Bad Image Kingdom Come · wea · 1993 84.240

8286 Solidify Grip Inc. · Steamhammer · 1999 84.240

8287

Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) Behemoth · Irond · 2002 84.240

8288 SunnyPsyOp ohGr · Spitfire Records · 2003 84.240

8289 Fiends of Dope Island The Cramps · Vengeance Records · 2003 84.240

8290 Sir Lord Baltimore Sir Lord Baltimore · Mercury Records · 1971 84.150

8291

The Offspring The Offspring · Nemesis Records · 1989 84.150

8292

The Red in the Sky Is Ours At the Gates · Deaf Records · 1992 84.150

8293

Stored Images Suicide Commando · Off Beat · 1995 84.150

8294

Wicked! Scooter · Club Tools · 1996 84.150

8295

A Place to Bury Strangers A Place to Bury Strangers · Killer Pimp · 2007 84.150

8296 Got Any Gum? Joe Walsh · Warner Bros. Records · 1987 84.000

8297 Engines of Creation Joe Satriani · Epic · 2000 84.000

8298 Creation Fever Tree · UNI Records · 1969 84.000

8299 Better Days Paul Butterfield’s Better Days · Bearsville Records · 1973 84.000

8300 200 Years After the Last War Omega · Bacillus Records · 1974 84.000

8301 The Dragon Vangelis · Charly Records · 1978 84.000

8302 San Francisco Days Chris Isaak · 1993 84.000

8303 Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin Junkie XL · Roadrunner Records · 2003 84.000

8304 Hellfire 1349 · Candlelight Records · 2005 84.000