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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99841 True Avicii · PRMD · 2013 4.760

99842

minor earth | major sky a‐ha · wea · 2000 4.740

99843 while(1<2) deadmau5 · mau5trap · 2014 4.740

99844 An Evening With the Sound Providers Sound Providers · Quarternote Records · 2004 4.739

99845 Jagged Tooth Crook The Mouse Outfit · TMO Records · 2018 4.739

99846

Results May Vary Limp Bizkit · Interscope Records · 2003 4.720

99847

Still Joy Division · Factory · 1981 4.700

99848 Mouth Dreams Neil Cicierega · 2020 4.700

99849

Spirit They’re Gone Spirit They’ve Vanished Avey Tare · Animal · 2000 4.690

99850 American Football American Football · Polyvinyl · 2019 4.690

99851

Discouraged Ones Katatonia · Avantgarde Music · 1998 4.680

99852

FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake · Jive · 2006 4.680

99853 Oceana Osvaldo Golijov · Deutsche Grammophon · 2007 4.680

99854

Evil Friends Portugal. The Man · Atlantic · 2013 4.680

99855 2014 Forest Hills Drive J. Cole · Roc Nation · 2014 4.680

99856 Starspawn Blood Incantation · Dark Descent · 2016 4.680

99857 Solo Tujiko Noriko · Editions Mego · 2007 4.657

99858 Now The New Seekers · Polydor · 1973 4.640

99859 The Happy Album The Selecter · Quattro Records · 1994 4.640

99860

Toi et moi Charles Aznavour · 1994 4.640

99861 Degree General Degree · VP Records · 1997 4.640

99862 Fun for the Whole Family Lord Runningclam · Moonshine Music · 1998 4.640

99863 Where Broken Angels Lie The Azoic · Nilaihah Records · 1998 4.640

99864 Year Zero Regina Lund · wea · 2000 4.640