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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107569 Yesterwynde Nightwish · Nuclear Blast Records · 2024 3.180

107570 Ubane Mongo Santamaría · 1976 3.173

107571 Dazzle Dazzle · De‐Lite Records · 1979 3.173

107572 Boomin' Words From Hell Esham · Reel Life Productions · 1988 3.173

107573

BEST II 中森明菜 · Warner Music Japan · 1989 3.173

107574

I Sing Because I'm Happy The Georgia Mass Choir · Savoy Records · 1992 3.173

107575 You Are My Desire Shy Rose · 1994 3.173

107576 Lord, Take Me Through The Georgia Mass Choir · Savoy Records · 1995 3.173

107577 Use Nightstalker · Creep Records · 1996 3.173

107578 Jégre teszlek Ganxsta Zolee és a Kartel · 1997 3.173

107579 Now You Can Talk About Me George “Harmonica” Smith · Blind Pig Records · 1998 3.173

107580

They That Wait The Georgia Mass Choir · Savoy Records · 1999 3.173

107581 Сестра Хаос Аквариум · Союз · 2002 3.173

107582 Essiniya Nass el Ghiwane · Ouhmane Cassette · 2002 3.173

107583 21st Century Terminal World Realized · 2005 3.173

107584 It's Not Who You Know, It's Whom You Know fbcfabric · Buttercuts · 2005 3.173

107585 Tell It The Georgia Mass Choir · Savoy Records · 2007 3.173

107586 Cities of Cedar Obfusc · Boltfish Recordings · 2008 3.173

107587 Chanson de la Croisade Lemuria · 2010 3.173

107588 In 8 Movements Black Swan · Experimedia · 2010 3.173

107589 I Still Have a Praise The Georgia Mass Choir · Savoy Records · 2012 3.173

107590

Captiva Stephen Vitiello · 12k · 2014 3.173

107591 Jerk Beat The Sensation Seekers · Back to Beat Records · 2018 3.173

107592 Teleportation to Gliese12b Pentagrams of Discordia · 2024 3.173