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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13393 The W***** B*** Album The Residents · 2018 61.200

13394 Full Circle J Majik · Infrared · 2019 61.184

13395

Basra Pete La Roca · Blue Note · 1965 61.100

13396 Kilimandjaro My Home Eko · 1977 61.100

13397 Padmasana Padmasana · Dakini Records · 2001 61.100

13398 Unerforschtes Gebiet Thomas Köner · Die Stadt · 2002 61.100

13399 Daylightless Fanu · Lightless Recordings · 2007 61.100

13400

Runnin’ Down a Dream Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · Warner Bros. Records · 2007 61.100

13401 Escapements Petar Dundov · Music Man Records · 2008 61.100

13402 Far From Home Puhdys · AMIGA · 1981 61.060

13403 Like Gangbusters JoBoxers · RCA · 1983 61.060

13404 Afternoon of a Georgia Faun Marion Brown · ECM Records · 1970 61.060

13405 Your Mama Don't Dance Charles Kynard · 1973 61.060

13406 Big Fun Shalamar · Solar · 1979 61.060

13407 Washarama The Judy’s · 1981 61.060

13408 Power From Hell Onslaught · Children of the Revolution Records · 1985 61.060

13409 Desire Develops An Edge Kip Hanrahan · american clavé · 1986 61.060

13410 The Winterlong God Macabre · Relapse Records · 1993 61.060

13411

Cuckoo Curve · Anxious Records · 1993 61.060

13412 Outer Dark Bill Laswell · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1994 61.060

13413

Zingalamaduni Arrested Development · Chrysalis · 1994 61.060

13414 Beit Masada · DIW · 1995 61.060

13415 Labradford Labradford · Blast First · 1996 61.060

13416 Embrace the Death Asphyx · Century Media · 1996 61.060