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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18313 The Big Gap The Barracudas · 1984 48.360

18314 Fear No Evil Grim Reaper · Ebony Records · 1985 48.360

18315 The Good and Bad Times The Crusaders · MCA Records · 1986 48.360

18316 Moi, le venin Véronique Sanson · wea · 1988 48.360

18317 Edge of the Century Styx · A&M Records · 1990 48.360

18318 May I Sing With Me Yo La Tengo · Alias Records · 1992 48.360

18319 It’s a Mystery Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band · Capitol Records · 1995 48.360

18320 Avenue B Iggy Pop · Virgin · 1999 48.360

18321 Kinda' Kinky Ursula 1000 · Eighteenth Street Lounge Music · 2002 48.360

18322 Dark Days Coal Chamber · Roadrunner Records · 2002 48.360

18323 Life on the Ropes Sick of It All · Fat Wreck Chords · 2003 48.360

18324

Chimaira Chimaira · Roadrunner Records · 2005 48.360

18325

Congratulations MGMT · Columbia · 2010 48.360

18326 Let Me Show You Esther Williams · 1976 48.360

18327 Night Illusion Tee Mac · 1980 48.360

18328 Ameisenstaat Knochenfabrik · Plastic Bomb Records · 1997 48.360

18329 Lideskape Veer · Source Records · 2003 48.360

18330

Ars Militaria Triarii · 2005 48.360

18331 Tomb of the Ancient King Wormphlegm · 2006 48.360

18332 The Occurrence Jeff Mills · Third Ear Recordings · 2010 48.360

18333 Look at Us Sonny & Chér · ATCO Records · 1965 48.300

18334 Imperiet Imperiet · 1988 48.300

18335 Homo Sapiens Robert Long · EMI · 1979 48.300

18336 No Regrets The Walker Brothers · GTO Records · 1975 48.280