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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18961 Very Synthetic Virtual Noise VSVN · Rather Interesting · 1994 46.980

18962 Mortal Throne of Nazarene Incantation · Relapse Records · 1994 46.980

18963 The Erotic Nature of Automated Universes Mysteries of Science · Instinct Ambient · 1995 46.980

18964 Sleater-Kinney Sleater‐Kinney · Chainsaw Records · 1995 46.980

18965 10,000 Years Beneath the Street Baby Mammoth · Pork Recordings · 1996 46.980

18966 The Best of Both Worlds Marillion · EMI · 1997 46.980

18967 The Dawn of Flames Gates of Ishtar · Invasion Records · 1997 46.980

18968 Mode de vie… béton style Le Rat Luciano · Small · 2000 46.980

18969 Kamer Feeling Manu Dibango · JPS Production · 2001 46.980

18970

Infinitas in Aeternum Nordvargr · Cyclic Law · 2004 46.980

18971

Handful of Soul Mario Biondi · Schema Records · 2006 46.980

18972 200 Tons of Bad Luck Crippled Black Phoenix · 2009 46.980

18973 Hide Foetus · 2010 46.980

18974 Sports Weekend · Slumberland Records · 2010 46.980

18975

Magnetic Man Magnetic Man · Columbia · 2010 46.980

18976 Widowspeak Widowspeak · Captured Tracks · 2011 46.980

18977

Sweet & Sour Tears Ray Charles · ABC-Paramount · 1964 46.970

18978 Fist City Loretta Lynn · Decca Records · 1968 46.970

18979 Underground Fire The Ventures · Liberty · 1969 46.970

18980 Dueling Banjos Earl Scruggs · Columbia · 1973 46.970

18981 Go Spargo · 1981 46.970

18982 Himmelska dagar Eldkvarn · Capitol Records · 1987 46.970

18983 Phoenix Xymox · Wing · 1991 46.970

18984 High Stakes & Dangerous Men UFO · Victor · 1992 46.970