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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17809

Flight 602 Aim · ATIC Records · 2006 49.410

17810

Nekrolog 43 Diary of Dreams · Accession Records · 2007 49.410

17811

Little Hells Marissa Nadler · Kemado Records · 2009 49.410

17812 Keep It Hid Dan Auerbach · Nonesuch · 2009 49.410

17813 A Night on the Town Brownsville Station · Big Tree Records · 1972 49.400

17814 Down in the Bunker The Steve Gibbons Band · Polydor · 1978 49.400

17815 Wait a Minute... Herman Brood · Ariola · 1980 49.400

17816 Firin’ Up Pure Prairie League · Casablanca Record and FilmWorks · 1980 49.400

17817 Cool Kids Kix · Atlantic · 1983 49.400

17818

Sleepwalking Rae & Christian · !K7 · 2001 49.400

17819 Amado Maita Amado Maita · Copacabana · 1972 49.400

17820 Sweetback Ivan ‘Boogaloo Joe’ Jones · 1976 49.400

17821 The Theory Innersoul · 1996 49.400

17822

Himavat Mathias Grassow · Staalplaat · 1999 49.400

17823 The Mighty Machine Dynamik Bass System · Dominance Electricity · 2008 49.400

17824 Make Animals Happy Warp Technique · Dubmission Records · 2008 49.400

17825 Fuchsia Fuchsia · Fruits de Mer Records · 1971 49.300

17826 Goodthunder Goodthunder · Elektra · 1972 49.300

17827 Surfin’ Embryo · BUK Records · 1975 49.300

17828 Dunkelgraue Lieder Ludwig Hirsch · Polydor · 1978 49.300

17829 Aus Liebe Interzone · 1982 49.300

17830 After the Lights Go Out Channel 3 · 1983 49.300

17831 Heaven BeBe & CeCe Winans · Capitol Records · 1988 49.300

17832 Metaphysical Graffiti The Dead Milkmen · Quid Ergo · 1990 49.300