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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8881 What Burns Never Returns Don Caballero · Touch and Go Records · 1998 80.640

8882 Estopa Estopa · Ariola · 1999 80.640

8883 Universal Truths and Cycles Guided by Voices · Matador · 2002 80.640

8884 Game Theory The Roots · Def Jam Recordings · 2006 80.640

8885 The Harvest Floor Cattle Decapitation · Metal Blade Records · 2009 80.640

8886 Without Rhyme or Reason Spanky & Our Gang · Mercury Records · 1969 80.580

8887 Cordon Bleu Solution · The Rocket Record Company · 1973 80.580

8888 Strung Up The Sweet · RCA · 1975 80.580

8889 Burnt Lips Leo Kottke · Chrysalis · 1978 80.580

8890 Sì, buana Mina · PDU · 1986 80.580

8891 Walk Don't Run The Ventures · él · 2011 80.580

8892 Flyin' High Blackfoot · Epic · 1976 80.560

8893 Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Spinners · Atlantic · 1977 80.560

8894 Sigh No More Gamma Ray · Noise International · 1991 80.560

8895 High Civilization Bee Gees · Warner Bros. Records · 1991 80.560

8896 More Than You Think You Are Matchbox Twenty · Atlantic · 2002 80.560

8897

Danzig 5: Blackacidevil Danzig · Evilive · 1996 80.520

8898 The Brothers: Isley The Isley Brothers · T-Neck · 1969 80.510

8899 Tolonen! Jukka Tolonen · Love Records · 1971 80.510

8900

Stealers Wheel Stealers Wheel · A&M Records · 1972 80.510

8901 Refugee Refugee · Charisma · 1974 80.510

8902 Stranger in This Town Richie Sambora · Mercury Records · 1991 80.510

8903 Candlebox Candlebox · Maverick · 1993 80.510

8904

Hermeticum Dæmonarch · Century Media · 1998 80.510