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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16561 Army of Anyone Army of Anyone · Prospect Park · 2006 52.260

16562 @#%&*! Smilers Aimee Mann · SuperEgo Records · 2008 52.260

16563 Heart to Heart David Sanborn 52.260

16564 Mystic Voyage Roy Ayers Ubiquity · Polydor · 1975 52.250

16565 Fallen Angel Prism · Sublime Records · 1997 52.250

16566

Radiotherapy Orphx · Hands Productions · 2011 52.250

16567 Hemåt Harvester · Decibel Records · 1969 52.200

16568 Tell Me This Is a Dream The Delfonics · Philly Groove Records · 1972 52.200

16569 Dead Forever Buffalo · Vertigo · 1972 52.200

16570

Getting Up for the Morning Krokodil · Bacillus Records · 1972 52.200

16571

Free Beer and Chicken John Lee Hooker · ABC Records · 1974 52.200

16572

Music From the Penguin Cafe Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Obscure · 1976 52.200

16573 Stronger Than Ever Rose Royce · Epic · 1982 52.200

16574 Songs of Milarepa Éliane Radigue · Lovely Music, Ltd. · 1983 52.200

16575 Keep Believin' Members of the House · Vibe Records · 1987 52.200

16576 Aux Deux Magots Secret Service · Sonet · 1987 52.200

16577 Uomini soli Pooh · CGD · 1990 52.200

16578 Raimundos Raimundos · Banguela Records · 1994 52.200

16579 The Witch Hunter Shinjuku Thief · Dorobo · 1995 52.200

16580 Formula Old · Earache Records · 1995 52.200

16581 Estrella Lycia · Projekt · 1998 52.200

16582 Failures for Gods Immolation · Metal Blade Records · 1999 52.200

16583 Solvently One Listens Solvent · Suction Records · 1999 52.200

16584 Waveforms Waveform · Thursday Club Recordings · 2000 52.200