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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11089 The Psyche Funk of Black Merda Black Merda · Funky Delicacies · 2006 69.700

11090 Apocalips Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio · Cold Meat Industry · 2006 69.700

11091

Honor Found in Decay Neurosis · Neurot Recordings · 2012 69.700

11092 All of Us Nirvana · Island · 1968 69.700

11093 As Your Mind Flies By Rare Bird · Charisma · 1970 69.700

11094 The Truth D.R. Hooker · Subliminal Sounds · 1972 69.700

11095 Talk to the People Les McCann · Atlantic · 1972 69.700

11096 Excursions Eddie Harris · Atlantic · 1973 69.700

11097 Song of the New World McCoy Tyner · Milestone · 1973 69.700

11098 Heavy Axe David Axelrod · Fantasy · 1974 69.700

11099 Defender Rory Gallagher · Capo · 1987 69.700

11100 Tyree's Got a Brand New House Tyree · BCM Records · 1988 69.700

11101 Belief Innocence · Chrysalis · 1990 69.700

11102 Via Dolorosa Ophthalamia · Avantgarde Music · 1995 69.700

11103 Fever in Fever Out Luscious Jackson · Grand Royal · 1996 69.700

11104 The Man from PACK I-F · Disko B · 1999 69.700

11105 Emergency & I The Dismemberment Plan · DeSoto Records · 1999 69.700

11106 Exercises de Styles Les Gammas · Compost Records · 2000 69.700

11107 Sweet Jones 9 Lazy 9 · Ninja Tune · 2003 69.700

11108 Plutonium Blonde The Legendary Pink Dots · ROIR · 2008 69.700

11109 My So-Called Life Venetian Snares · 2010 69.700

11110

The Fabulous Johnny Cash Johnny Cash · Columbia · 1958 69.660

11111 Jazz Impressions of New York The Dave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia · 1964 69.660

11112 Winter Light Oregon · Vanguard · 1974 69.660