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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9745 Fellow Hoodlums Deacon Blue · Columbia · 1991 76.000

9746 Child of Glass Blutengel · Sub/Mission Records · 1999 76.000

9747 Break the Cycle Staind · Flip Records · 2001 76.000

9748 Future Games Spirit · Mercury Records · 1977 76.000

9749 The Show Must Go On Four Tops · ABC Records · 1977 76.000

9750 Gate to Infinity Earth and Fire · Polydor · 1977 76.000

9751

Force Majeure Doro · Vertigo · 1989 76.000

9752 The Power Cosmic Bal-Sagoth · Nuclear Blast · 1999 76.000

9753 Shivers Armin van Buuren · Armada Music · 2005 76.000

9754 Every Country’s Sun Mogwai · Temporary Residence Limited · 2017 76.000

9755 Love Dance Woody Shaw · Muse Records · 1976 76.000

9756 On Top of the World 8Ball & MJG · Relativity Records · 1995 76.000

9757 Distant Thunder Aswad · 1988 75.920

9758

The Good Will Out Embrace · Geffen Records · 1998 75.920

9759 Generation Swine Mötley Crüe · Elektra · 1997 75.900

9760 The Windows of the World Dionne Warwick · Scepter · 1967 75.840

9761

Good Old Boys Randy Newman · Rhino · 1974 75.840

9762 In Search of Ancient Gods Absolute Elsewhere · Warner Bros. Records · 1976 75.840

9763

Ol’ Waylon Waylon Jennings · RCA · 1977 75.840

9764 Popkiller Wolfsheim · Strange Ways Records · 1993 75.840

9765 Via Nostra Sun Electric · Apollo · 1998 75.840

9766 Hooverphonic presents Jackie Cane Hooverphonic · Columbia · 2002 75.840

9767 Garden of Eden Passport · Atlantic · 1979 75.750

9768 Information Dave Edmunds · Arista · 1983 75.750