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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19033 Siniestro Total II: El Regreso Siniestro Total · DRO · 1983 46.800

19034 Future Generation Laserdance · Galaxis · 1987 46.800

19035 Encounter Michael Stearns · Hearts of Space Records · 1988 46.800

19036 Harte Zeiten Die Skeptiker · AMIGA · 1990 46.800

19037 Jackson Tar · Amphetamine Reptile Records · 1991 46.800

19038 Raising Earthly Spirits Rapoon · Staalplaat · 1993 46.800

19039 The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 Hoover · Dischord Records · 1993 46.800

19040 Honey Bee Moose · 1994 46.800

19041 Facil Facil · Instinct Ambient · 1995 46.800

19042 Emotions With Intellect Icons · 1996 46.800

19043 Wak'd Plantastik · Kickin Records · 1998 46.800

19044 Out of the Blue Polar · Certificate 18 · 2002 46.800

19045 Lontano Tomasz Stańko Quartet · ECM Records · 2006 46.800

19046 Hrimthursum Necrophobic · Regain Records · 2006 46.800

19047 Tha Return 101 Force · Breakin’ Records · 2007 46.800

19048 Softpack Terry Lee Brown Jr. · Plastic City · 2008 46.800

19049 Sunny Tales Sunlounger · Armada Music · 2008 46.800

19050 Dark Space III Darkspace · Avantgarde Music · 2008 46.800

19051 You Make Me Real Brandt Brauer Frick · !K7 · 2010 46.800

19052 The Emptiness Alesana · Fearless Records · 2010 46.800

19053 Mare Julian Lynch · Olde English Spelling Bee · 2010 46.800

19054

II: MMX Clubroot · Lo Dubs · 2010 46.800

19055 In and Out of Youth and Lightness Young Widows · Temporary Residence Limited · 2011 46.800

19056

Pyramid The Modern Jazz Quartet · Atlantic · 1960 46.750