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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13705 Freakin’ at the Freakers Ball Shel Silverstein · Columbia · 1972 60.060

13706 Keep On Smilin’ Wet Willie · Capricorn Records · 1974 60.060

13707 Pindrop The Passage · LTM · 1980 60.060

13708 Cut Golden Earring · 21 Records · 1982 60.060

13709

Never Surrender Triumph · RCA · 1983 60.060

13710 Voor jou André Hazes · 1983 60.060

13711 Inside Moves Grover Washington, Jr. · Elektra · 1984 60.060

13712 Romance 1600 Sheila E. · Paisley Park · 1985 60.060

13713 Strange Charm Gary Numan · Numa · 1986 60.060

13714 And Close as This Peter Hammill · Virgin · 1986 60.060

13715 Shitfun Autopsy · Peaceville · 1995 60.060

13716 True Love Stories Jilted John · Castle Music · 1999 60.060

13717 Fly Dixie Chicks · Monument · 1999 60.060

13718 Paranormal S.U.N. Project · 2000 60.060

13719

Bienvenida Alexkid · F Communications · 2001 60.060

13720 The Age of Nero Satyricon · Roadrunner Records · 2008 60.060

13721 Life, Death, Love and Freedom John Mellencamp · Hear Music · 2008 60.060

13722 Mantle-Piece The Battered Ornaments · Harvest · 1969 60.060

13723 Kollektiv Kollektiv · 1973 60.060

13724 We Could Be Flying Karin Krog · Polydor · 1974 60.060

13725 Heilige Lieder Böhse Onkelz · Bacillus Records · 1992 60.060

13726 A Day in the Stark Corner Lycia · Projekt · 1993 60.060

13727

March to the Black Holocaust Vlad Tepes · Drakkar Productions · 1995 60.060

13728 The Psycho Realm The Psycho Realm · Columbia · 1997 60.060