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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9865 void(); Access to Arasaka · Tympanik Audio · 2010 75.530

9866 Mr. Moonlight Foreigner · Arista · 1994 75.460

9867

The Science of Things Bush · Trauma Records · 1999 75.460

9868

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Oasis · Epic · 2000 75.460

9869 Somethin' Else Again Richie Havens · Verve Forecast · 1968 75.440

9870 The Adventures of Hersham Boys Sham 69 · Polydor · 1979 75.440

9871 Island of Jewels The Legendary Pink Dots · Metropolis Records · 1986 75.440

9872 Gang Johnny Hallyday · Philips · 1986 75.440

9873

Bom Bom Elli Medeiros · Barclay · 1987 75.440

9874

Onko Mika Vainio · Touch · 1997 75.440

9875 Frumpy 2 Frumpy · Philips · 1971 75.440

9876

The Strange World of Bernard Fevre Bernard Fevre · L'Illustration Musicale · 1977 75.440

9877 Positive Force Positive Force · Sugar Hill Records · 1980 75.440

9878 I Need a Freak Sexual Harrassment · Montage · 1983 75.440

9879 The Nocturnal Silence Necrophobic · Black Mark · 1993 75.440

9880 Modern Jester Aaron Dilloway · Hanson Records · 2012 75.440

9881 Ohio Express Ohio Express · Buddah Records · 1968 75.330

9882 Attitudes Brass Construction · Liberty · 1982 75.330

9883 Poinciana Ahmad Jamal · 1989 75.330

9884 Loose and Juicy The Pazant Brothers & The Beaufort Express · Vanguard · 1975 75.330

9885

The Touch of Your Lips Chet Baker · SteepleChase · 1980 75.330

9886

Green Desert Tangerine Dream · Relativity Records · 1986 75.330

9887 The Touch of Your Lips Chet Baker Trio · SteepleChase · 1989 75.330

9888 The Singles Collection The Specials · Chrysalis · 1991 75.330