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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93217 Whispering Fields The Breath of Life · Danse Macabre · 2012 5.810

93218 Act I Tarja · earMUSIC · 2012 5.810

93219 To the Soul Frida Hyvönen · Universal Music AB · 2012 5.810

93220 The Path of the Metal Turtle David Kuckhermann · 2012 5.810

93221 Misty Eye Aiden Grimshaw · RCA · 2012 5.810

93222 Drowning World Ien Oblique · Infacted Recordings · 2012 5.810

93223 Old Ideas Leonard Cohen · Columbia · 2012 5.810

93224 Revolutia Danger Angel · Perris Records · 2013 5.810

93225

The Croods: Music From the Motion Picture Alan Silvestri · Sony Classical · 2013 5.810

93226 Astral Code Connection Xerxes The Dark · 2013 5.810

93227

Native OneRepublic · Interscope Records · 2013 5.810

93228 High on Radiation Reactory · 2014 5.810

93229 Nordraum Old Wainds · 2014 5.810

93230 Lucky 7 Statik Selektah · Duck Down · 2015 5.810

93231 Circle Pharaoh Overlord · Ektro Records · 2015 5.810

93232

elseq 1–5 Autechre · Warp · 2016 5.810

93233 Age of Excuse Mgła · No Solace · 2019 5.810

93234 amo Bring Me the Horizon · RCA · 2019 5.810

93235 Words And Music Tom Phillips · 2019 5.810

93236 METAL GALAXY BABYMETAL · TOY’S FACTORY · 2019 5.810

93237 patchwork 1996-1999 electric orange · 2020 5.810

93238

McCartney III Paul McCartney · Capitol Records · 2020 5.810

93239 Songs From Home Fred Hersch · Palmetto Records · 2020 5.810

93240 Fortitude Gojira · Roadrunner Records · 2021 5.810