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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11737 Coffin for Head of State Fela Kuti · Kalakuta Records · 1981 67.080

11738 Station M.X.J.Y. Maximum Joy · Y Records · 1982 67.080

11739 Break Dance (Electric Boogie) West Street Mob · Disques Vogue · 1983 67.080

11740

Divine Madness Madness · Virgin · 1992 67.080

11741 Grassroots 311 · Capricorn Records · 1994 67.080

11742

Music for Nitrous Oxide Stars of the Lid · Sedimental · 1994 67.080

11743 Fixed Water Sophia · The Flower Shop Recordings · 1996 67.080

11744 Weekend World E-Z Rollers · Moving Shadow · 1998 67.080

11745

L'Après-midi d'un microphone Alphawezen · Mole Listening Pearls · 2001 67.080

11746 The Realness Cormega · Landspeed Records · 2001 67.080

11747 Balance Frank Bretschneider · Mille Plateaux · 2002 67.080

11748 Von beteuerten Gefühlen und anderer Kälte Clowns & Helden · TELDEC · 1986 67.000

11749 The Band Plays On Back Street Crawler · Atlantic · 1975 66.990

11750 Henk Nits · CBS · 1986 66.990

11751 Atom Namlook · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1996 66.990

11752

Evergreen Echo & the Bunnymen · London Records · 1997 66.990

11753 Shadows of Old Aeternus · 1999 66.990

11754

You, My Baby & I Alex Gopher · V2 · 1999 66.990

11755 Man From Another Time Seasick Steve · Atlantic · 2009 66.990

11756 Bamboozle Livin’ Blues · Philips · 1972 66.990

11757 All Dressed Plume Latraverse · Deram · 1978 66.990

11758 Surface Surface · Columbia · 1986 66.990

11759 Miasma The Bevis Frond · Woronzow · 1986 66.990

11760 Continents Peru · CNR · 1987 66.990