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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11017 Head First The Babys · Chrysalis · 1979 70.070

11018

La Nouvelle Vie Michel Jonasz · wea · 1981 70.070

11019 Horny as Hell The Neon Judgement · Play It Again Sam Records USA · 1987 70.070

11020 The Awakening Voodoo X · CBS · 1989 70.070

11021 Fragments of Freedom Morcheeba · wea · 2000 70.070

11022 Seefeel Seefeel · Warp · 2011 70.070

11023

The Gigolo Lee Morgan · Blue Note · 1966 70.070

11024

Initials B.B. Serge Gainsbourg · Philips · 1968 70.070

11025 Le Temps Suspendu... Ab Ovo · Ant‐Zen · 2004 70.070

11026 So Fine Loggins & Messina · Columbia · 1975 70.000

11027 Steel Construction The Leather Nun · Wire Records · 1987 70.000

11028 Dødens triumf The Savage Rose · Polydor · 1972 69.920

11029 Counterpoints Argent · RCA Victor · 1975 69.920

11030

Major Moves Hank Williams, Jr. · Curb Records · 1984 69.920

11031 Rock Art Magnum · EMI Electrola GmbH · 1994 69.920

11032

Bags & Trane Milt Jackson · Atlantic · 1961 69.920

11033

Dust Yourself Off Pleasure · Fantasy · 1975 69.920

11034 The Journey Abdullah Ibrahim · Chiaroscuro Records · 1977 69.920

11035 Rock and Groove Bunny Wailer · Tafari · 1981 69.920

11036 Yes We Can ...And Then Some Lee Dorsey · Polydor · 1993 69.920

11037 Zentone Zenzile · Jarring Effects · 2006 69.920

11038 Careful The Motels · Capitol Records · 1980 69.840

11039

Quelqu'un de l'intérieur Francis Cabrel · CBS · 1983 69.840

11040 Love Language Teddy Pendergrass · Asylum Records · 1984 69.840