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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93697 A Most Bitter Season All Else Failed · 1997 5.600

93698 Crocodile Love Juluka · ccp Record Company · 1997 5.600

93699 Meli meli Cheb Mami · Totem Records · 1998 5.600

93700 Hier kommt die... Basis · Polydor · 1998 5.600

93701 Blues for Ida B Louisiana Red · 1998 5.600

93702 Heaven & Earth Stuart Smith · Frontiers Records · 1998 5.600

93703 Nightlife Pet Shop Boys · Parlophone · 1999 5.600

93704 Home to Me Eric Bibb · Ruf · 1999 5.600

93705 Home to You John Michael Montgomery · Atlantic · 1999 5.600

93706 School Dayz Baby DC · Jive · 1999 5.600

93707

O.Q.P Ménélik · Small · 2000 5.600

93708 Rape, Rape, Rape Cutthroat · ISO666 Releases · 2000 5.600

93709 Irritainment Guyana Punch Line · Prank · 2000 5.600

93710 Hot Cakes Space Raiders · Skint Records · 2000 5.600

93711 Channel Nordica Waltari · Parlophone · 2000 5.600

93712 Crushing Christendom Alastor · 2000 5.600

93713 Unauthorized Dave’s True Story · Chesky Records · 2000 5.600

93714 String Quartets nos. 1 & 2 George Enescu · Naxos · 2000 5.600

93715 The Come Ons The Come Ons · Sympathy for the Record Industry · 2000 5.600

93716 My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours mclusky · Too Pure · 2000 5.600

93717 A Collection of Ice-Cream Vans, Volume 2 Tele:Funken · Domino · 2000 5.600

93718 Leaving Songs Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck · V2 Records · 2001 5.600

93719 Alter Alma 7th Moon · Icarus Music · 2001 5.600

93720 Awake Like Sleep Greg Weeks · Ba Da Bing! · 2001 5.600