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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9793 Broken Toys' Corner D’Arcangelo · Rephlex · 2002 75.680

9794 Electric Tears Buckethead · Meta Records · 2002 75.680

9795 Combustion Dark Soho · Alchemy Records · 2002 75.680

9796 Electric Eclipse Push · 2004 75.680

9797 ///Codename: Dustsucker Bark Psychosis · Fire Records · 2004 75.680

9798 Storm Assemblage 23 · Metropolis Records · 2004 75.680

9799 Holograms Holograms · Captured Tracks · 2012 75.680

9800 Ray Charles Ray Charles · Atlantic · 2024 75.680

9801 Ritchie Valens Ritchie Valens · 1959 75.680

9802 9 Lives to Wonder The Legendary Pink Dots · Soleilmoon Recordings · 1994 75.680

9803 The Power of Sex E‐Rotic · intercord japan · 1995 75.680

9804 The Gray Race Bad Religion · Atlantic · 1996 75.680

9805 Midnight Funk Demon · Small · 1999 75.680

9806 The Night Morphine · DreamWorks Records · 2000 75.680

9807 Immersion : One Steve Roach · Projekt · 2006 75.680

9808 Owl Splinters Deaf Center · Type · 2011 75.680

9809 Tap Step Chick Corea · Warner Bros. Records · 1980 75.660

9810 VIII: Back Track Cerrone · 1982 75.660

9811

Water Sign Chris Rea · Magnet · 1983 75.660

9812 Gravity James Brown · Scotti Bros. Records · 1986 75.660

9813 Goin' Places Michael Henderson · Buddah Records · 1977 75.650

9814 Emotion Malaria! · 1982 75.650

9815 Ancient Dreams Candlemass · Active Records · 1988 75.650

9816 Enchanted Marc Almond · Parlophone · 1990 75.650