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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17209 Demonication (The Manifest) Luciferion · Listenable Records · 1994 50.730

17210 South Central Los Skanless Kausion · Lench Mob Records · 1995 50.730

17211 Hünengrab im Herbst Nagelfar · Kettenhund Records · 1997 50.730

17212

Rausch Komet · 12k · 2000 50.730

17213 The Dead Shall Dead Remain Impaled · Deathvomit Records · 2000 50.730

17214 Questions and Comments Geoff White · Force Inc. Music Works · 2001 50.730

17215

Quietus Evoken · Avantgarde Music · 2001 50.730

17216 I Can Hear the Children Singing 1975-1978 Prince Alla · 2002 50.730

17217

Arcane Rain Fell Draconian · Hellion Records · 2005 50.730

17218 Fall Heads Roll The Fall · Narnack Records · 2005 50.730

17219

Let’s Get Out of This Country Camera Obscura · Merge Records · 2006 50.730

17220 You Are Beautiful at All Times Yppah · Ninja Tune · 2006 50.730

17221 Frames Oceansize · Superball Music · 2007 50.730

17222 The Standoffish Cat Mrs Jynx · Planet Mu · 2008 50.730

17223

Restored to One Sabbath Assembly · The Ajna Offensive · 2010 50.730

17224

Sleep Beneath the Willow Daniel Romano · 2011 50.730

17225 Swingin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966-1967) Cannonball Adderley · 2019 50.730

17226 The Trip The Electric Flag · Sidewalk Records · 1967 50.700

17227 Black Widow III Black Widow · CBS · 1971 50.700

17228 Come Back Charleston Blue Donny Hathaway · ATCO Records · 1972 50.700

17229 Nutidens unge TV-2 · CBS · 1984 50.700

17230 Cidades em torrente Biquini Cavadão · Polydor · 1986 50.700

17231 Detektívka Elán · Opus · 1986 50.700

17232 Iced Earth Iced Earth · Century Media · 1990 50.700