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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13825 Die for the Government Anti‐Flag · New Red Archives · 1996 59.860

13826 Foetus Franco Battiato · Vinyl Magic · 1999 59.860

13827 Operation Phoenix Good Riddance · Fat Wreck Chords · 1999 59.860

13828 Fantasmo Crossover · International Deejay Gigolo Records · 2002 59.860

13829

Blutopfer Apoptose · Tesco Organisation · 2002 59.860

13830 Global Underground 029: Sharam in Dubai Sharam · 2006 59.860

13831 The Dead Sea Xela · Type · 2006 59.860

13832

Fur and Gold Bat for Lashes · Echo · 2006 59.860

13833

A State of Trance 2009 Armin van Buuren · Armada Music · 2009 59.860

13834

Dark Days Legowelt · Strange Life Records · 2004 59.850

13835 21 Marcus Intalex · Soul:r · 2011 59.850

13836 Vroeger of later Robert Long · Imperial · 1974 59.840

13837 Love and Other Crimes Lee Hazlewood · 1968 59.840

13838 Tons of Sobs Free · A&M Records · 1969 59.840

13839 Black Gipsy Archie Shepp · America Records · 1970 59.840

13840 Pourquoi Cortex · Crypto · 1978 59.840

13841 Soul Possession Annie Anxiety · Corpus Christi · 1984 59.840

13842 Onward Christian Soldiers Icons of Filth · Mortarhate Records · 1984 59.840

13843 Tetra Poésie Noire · Antler Records · 1988 59.840

13844 Set Your Goals CIV · Atlantic · 1995 59.840

13845 PhenOMENia Magic Affair · EMI Electrola GmbH · 1996 59.840

13846 Snakedressed Dive · Daft Records · 1997 59.840

13847 Beyond and Back: The X Anthology X · Elektra · 1997 59.840

13848 Sound for Spaces Scanner · Sub Rosa · 1998 59.840