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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103129 Kinshi Theatre of Hate · 2018 4.200

103130 X 100PRE Bad Bunny · 2018 4.200

103131 Celestial Railroads Seahawks · 2019 4.200

103132 Where Light Suffocates Mortal Scepter · Xtreem Music · 2019 4.200

103133 CONQUEROR BAND‐MAID · Revolver records · 2019 4.200

103134

The Slow Rush Tame Impala · Island · 2020 4.200

103135 Out Of This World Out of This World · Victor · 2021 4.200

103136 Circus of Doom Battle Beast · Nuclear Blast · 2022 4.200

103137 Time’s Arrow Ladytron · Cooking Vinyl · 2023 4.200

103138 In Times New Roman… Queens of the Stone Age · Matador · 2023 4.200

103139 Luck and Strange David Gilmour · Sony Music · 2024 4.200

103140 Wall of Eyes The Smile · XL Recordings · 2024 4.200

103141 Glad Jul Dizzie Tunes 4.200

103142 La bodeguita del medio Carlos Puebla · Milestone · 1957 4.200

103143 Benny Rides Again! Benny Goodman · Chess · 1958 4.200

103144 The Day the Rains Came Jane Morgan · Kapp Records · 1958 4.200

103145

Little Girl Blue Nina Simone · Bethlehem Records · 1958 4.200

103146 Strauss Waltzes The Mantovani Orchestra · Decca Records · 1958 4.200

103147 The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys The Stanley Brothers · King Records · 1959 4.200

103148 I Thank God Sam Cooke · Keen · 1960 4.200

103149 Let's Swing Budd Johnson Quintet · Swingville · 1960 4.200

103150 The Dick Hyman Trio The Dick Hyman Trio · 1961 4.200

103151 Bongola Preston Epps · Top Rank International · 1961 4.200

103152 Dance With the Shadows The Shadows · Columbia · 1961 4.200