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

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The full board · page 558

13369 Marvin Gaye and His Girls Marvin Gaye · Tamla Motown · 1969 61.200

13370 Klossa Knapitatet Samla Mammas Manna · Silence Records · 1974 61.200

13371

Les Porches Maneige · Harvest · 1975 61.200

13372 Musique II Musique · Prelude Records · 1979 61.200

13373 Everything but the Girl Everything but the Girl · Sire Records · 1984 61.200

13374 The Only Good Punk… Is a Dead One Electro Hippies · Peaceville · 1987 61.200

13375 Don't Open Till Doomsday The Chesterfield Kings · Mirror Records · 1987 61.200

13376 Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman John Zorn · Elektra Musician · 1989 61.200

13377 A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol Skyclad · Noise International · 1992 61.200

13378 Become the Other Ozric Tentacles · Dovetail Records · 1995 61.200

13379 G3: Live in Concert G3 · Epic · 1997 61.200

13380

Quicksilver DJ Quicksilver · Positiva · 1997 61.200

13381

Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years Tom Waits · Island · 1998 61.200

13382 Niafunké Ali Farka Touré · Hannibal · 1999 61.200

13383

Iron Ensiferum · Spinefarm Records · 2004 61.200

13384 Hypnotic Underworld Ghost · Drag City · 2004 61.200

13385 Church Street Blues Tony Rice · Sugar Hill Records · 1983 61.200

13386 Large Ladies With Cake in the Oven Nurse With Wound · United Dairies · 1993 61.200

13387 30.7.94 Live Sun Electric · Apollo · 1995 61.200

13388 Electric Hush Heights of Abraham · Pork Recordings · 1995 61.200

13389 Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie NoMeansNo · Alternative Tentacles · 1998 61.200

13390 Feed the Cat Agent K · Laws of Motion · 2002 61.200

13391 Mirror System Mirror System · 2005 61.200

13392 Yours & Mine Steffi · Ostgut Ton · 2011 61.200