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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1105 Changing Places Anne Clark · Red Flame Records · 1983 252.560

1106 No One Can Do It Better The D.O.C. · Ruthless Records · 1989 252.070

1107 The Greater Wrong of the Right Skinny Puppy · CROWN · 2004 252.010

1108

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Bruce Springsteen · Columbia · 2006 251.980

1109 Joy Isaac Hayes · Stax · 1973 251.910

1110 Constant Chaos Green Velvet · Music Man Records · 1999 251.870

1111 Nowa Aleksandria Siekiera · Tonpress · 1986 251.750

1112 Night of the Illuminati Squadra Blanco · Viewlexx · 2002 251.750

1113 Under the Big Black Sun X · Elektra · 1982 251.600

1114 Emotions in Motion Billy Squier · Capitol Records · 1982 251.560

1115 Images and Words Dream Theater · ATCO Records · 1992 251.430

1116

Further The Chemical Brothers · Parlophone · 2010 251.430

1117

Back to Oakland Tower of Power · Warner Bros. Records · 1974 251.160

1118

Rio I. Rio Reiser · Columbia · 1986 251.160

1119

Dragon Fly Jefferson Starship · Grunt · 1974 250.860

1120 Real Life Magazine · Virgin · 1978 250.800

1121 Flag Yello · Fontana · 1988 250.750

1122 Wild Honey The Beach Boys · Capitol Records · 1967 250.660

1123 Los Cochinos Cheech & Chong · Ode Records · 1973 250.500

1124

Wonderful Life Black · A&M Records · 1987 250.430

1125 Memory Shell AES Dana · Ultimae Records · 2004 250.250

1126

Summerteeth Wilco · Nonesuch · 1999 250.100

1127

Soldier of Love Sade · Epic · 2010 250.100

1128 What Does Anything Mean? Basically The Chameleons · Statik Records · 1985 249.300