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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11113 Candles Heatwave · GTO Records · 1980 69.660

11114 Habits Old and New Hank Williams, Jr. · Elektra · 1980 69.660

11115

Metal Revolution Living Death · Earthshaker Records · 1985 69.660

11116

Wow! Bananarama · London Records · 1987 69.660

11117

Enlightenment Van Morrison · Polydor · 1990 69.660

11118 Blueprint Wild Planet · Warp · 1993 69.660

11119 Twenty Lynyrd Skynyrd · SPV Recordings · 1997 69.660

11120 Stairway to Fairyland Freedom Call · Steamhammer · 1999 69.660

11121 One Drop or Two? Process · 2000 69.660

11122 A Snow Capped Romance 36 Crazyfists · Roadrunner Records · 2003 69.660

11123 Fool’s Mate Peter Hammill · Charisma · 1971 69.660

11124 No Strings Attached The Barry Gray Orchestra · Sanctuary Records · 1985 69.660

11125 Zombie Attack Tankard · Noise International · 1986 69.660

11126 Nice & Smooth Nice & Smooth · Fresh Records · 1989 69.660

11127 Rhenium Parliament · 1989 69.660

11128

Acid Eaters Ramones · Chrysalis · 1993 69.660

11129

Operation Stackola Luniz · C‐Note Records · 1995 69.660

11130 Waterfall Cities Ozric Tentacles · Madfish · 1999 69.660

11131 Creatures Clan of Xymox · Metropolis Records · 1999 69.660

11132

Drudenhaus Anorexia Nervosa · Osmose Productions · 2000 69.660

11133 System System · ~scape · 2002 69.660

11134

Folkfuck Folie Peste Noire · De Profundis Éditions · 2007 69.660

11135 Carbonas Carbonas · Goner Records · 2008 69.660

11136 Blackjazz Shining · Indie Recordings · 2010 69.660