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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9121 Moontower Dan Swanö · Black Mark · 1998 79.200

9122 Monochrome Plural Fizzarum · Domino · 2000 79.200

9123 Progression Sessions 6: America Live 2001 LTJ Bukem · Good Looking Records · 2001 79.200

9124

We Shall All Be Healed The Mountain Goats · 4AD · 2004 79.200

9125 Somewhere in the Night Stereo · 2008 79.200

9126 Word Jazz Ken Nordine · Dot Records · 1957 79.200

9127 Rocksession Embryo · Universal · 1973 79.200

9128

Manzanita The Tony Rice Unit · Rounder · 1979 79.200

9129 Intelligent Hoodlum Intelligent Hoodlum · A&M Records · 1990 79.200

9130

Grin Coroner · Noise Records · 1993 79.200

9131 Skills in Pills Lindemann · Warner Music Germany · 2015 79.200

9132 The Rainmakers The Rainmakers · Mercury Records · 1986 79.180

9133 Pandemonium Shadow Show Nilsson · RCA Victor · 1967 79.170

9134 Easy Marvin Gaye · Tamla · 1969 79.170

9135

The Planets Gustav Holst · Deutsche Grammophon · 1971 79.170

9136 Something Better Change D.O.A. · Friends Records · 1980 79.170

9137 Pacific Street The Pale Fountains · Virgin · 1984 79.170

9138 Lex Talionis Sol Invictus · Tursa · 1989 79.170

9139 Stranded in the Mystery Zone Dead Moon · Music Maniac Records · 1991 79.170

9140 This Time Dwight Yoakam · 1993 79.170

9141 Miss E …So Addictive Missy Elliott · Elektra · 2001 79.170

9142 Signos de aberración Hocico · Out of Line · 2002 79.170

9143 unitxt Alva Noto · Raster‐Noton · 2008 79.170

9144 Prelusion Patrice Rushen · Prestige · 1974 79.170