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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104113 Dub Journeys Ambient Warrior · 1995 4.128

104114

Puzzle Puzzle · Logilo Productions · 1999 4.128

104115 Afterlife Bliss · Music for Dreams · 2001 4.128

104116 Where My Head Is At Tito Ramos · Fania · 2010 4.128

104117

You: Radio Gnome Invisible, Part 3 Gong · Virgin · 1974 4.100

104118

Vaudeville Villain Viktor Vaughn · Sound-Ink Records · 2003 4.100

104119 Those Once Loyal Bolt Thrower · Metal Blade Records · 2005 4.100

104120 Person Pitch Panda Bear · Paw Tracks · 2007 4.100

104121

Chuck Person’s Eccojams, Vol. 1 Chuck Person · 2010 4.100

104122 Get to Heaven Everything Everything · RCA · 2015 4.100

104123 Flower Boy Tyler, The Creator · Columbia · 2017 4.100

104124 OASIS J Balvin · Universal Music Latino · 2019 4.100

104125 Atomizer Big Black · Homestead Records · 1986 4.080

104126

The Crimson Idol W.A.S.P. · Parlophone · 1992 4.080

104127

Greatest Hits 1970–2002 Elton John · Mercury Records · 2002 4.080

104128

There Be Squabbles Ahead Stolen Babies · The End Records · 2006 4.080

104129 TA13OO Denzel Curry · Loma Vista Recordings · 2018 4.080

104130

The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull Earth · Southern Lord · 2008 4.050

104131

Inform – Educate – Entertain Public Service Broadcasting · 2013 4.050

104132 The Bridge Sting · A&M Records · 2021 4.050

104133 Flesh of My Skin, Blood of My Blood Keith Hudson · Basic Replay · 1974 4.033

104134 Das ist Walter Zabranjeno pušenje · Jugoton · 1984 4.033

104135 The Legendary João Gilberto: The Original Bossa Nova Recordings (1958-1961) João Gilberto · World Pacific · 1990 4.033

104136 Music for Merce Cunningham John Cage · Mode · 1991 4.033