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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1657 Seven Songs 23 Skidoo · Illuminated Records · 1982 203.280

1658 Nothing as the Ideal All Them Witches · New West Records · 2020 203.280

1659 Chocolate City Parliament · Casablanca Records · 1975 203.150

1660

In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles Tiësto · Songbird · 2006 203.150

1661

Interstellar Space John Coltrane · impulse! · 1974 202.930

1662 Ford Trax Baby Ford · Rhythm King · 1988 202.930

1663 Artifakts (BC) Plastikman · novamute · 1998 202.920

1664 Goodbye Enemy Airship the Landlord Is Dead Do Make Say Think · Constellation · 2000 202.920

1665 Blam!! The Brothers Johnson · A&M Records · 1978 202.800

1666 Global Underground 025: Deep Dish in Toronto Deep Dish · 2003 202.710

1667

On Time Grand Funk Railroad · Capitol Records · 1969 202.540

1668 In Our Lifetime Marvin Gaye · Tamla · 1981 202.520

1669

9 Damien Rice · 14th Floor Records · 2006 202.510

1670

In Silico Pendulum · Earstorm · 2008 202.510

1671 Happy Nightmare Baby Opal · SST Records · 1987 202.500

1672 Searching for the Jan Soul Rebels Jan Delay · Buback · 2001 202.500

1673

Smackwater Jack Quincy Jones · A&M Records · 1971 202.440

1674 Sideshow Symphonies Arcturus · Season of Mist · 2005 202.400

1675

Mirror Ball Neil Young · 1995 202.400

1676

Bloodflowers The Cure · Fiction · 2000 202.400

1677 9th Ra · 2008 202.400

1678

1999 Cassius · Virgin · 1998 202.160

1679 Coast II Coast Tha Alkaholiks · RCA · 1995 202.030

1680 No Reason to Cry Eric Clapton · RSO · 1976 202.020