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

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Why this number?

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16513

Rough Riders Lakeside · Solar · 1979 52.360

16514

Pirates Rickie Lee Jones · Warner Bros. Records · 1981 52.360

16515 Immigrant Gene Loves Jezebel · Situation Two · 1985 52.360

16516 Fuck Leaving Trains · SST Records · 1987 52.360

16517 Living on the Edge Axe · Brunette · 1992 52.360

16518 The Security of Illusion Saga · Polydor · 1993 52.360

16519 Wechselspannung 2 Wechselspannung · FAX +49-69/450464 · 1995 52.360

16520 Silent Reign of Heroes Molly Hatchet · SPV Recordings · 1998 52.360

16521

Siége Perilous Kamelot · Noise Records · 1998 52.360

16522 To Hell and Back Sinergy · Nuclear Blast · 2000 52.360

16523 The Height of Callousness Spineshank · Roadrunner Records · 2000 52.360

16524 Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine Richard Hayman · 1969 52.290

16525 Nada Peter Michael Hamel · WERGO / Spectrum · 1977 52.290

16526

Free Fall Dixie Dregs · Capricorn Records · 1977 52.290

16527 Shimri Arild Andersen · ECM Records · 1977 52.290

16528 We've Got the Power Red Alert · Captain Oi! · 1983 52.290

16529 In 3‐D “Weird Al” Yankovic · Rock ’n’ Roll Records · 1984 52.290

16530 Hawk Hawk · Metal Method · 1986 52.290

16531 Joy Teddy Pendergrass · Elektra · 1988 52.290

16532 Maximum Overdrive Cat Rapes Dog · Front Music Production · 1989 52.290

16533 Love Agenda Band of Susans · Blast First · 1989 52.290

16534 Blow It Out Tom Scott · Epic · 1991 52.290

16535 Sense In the Nursery · Third Mind Records · 1991 52.290

16536 Slippin' In Buddy Guy · 1994 52.290