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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19417 In a State of Flux Earth and Fire · 1982 46.080

19418

The Hearing and the Sense of Balance Fury in the Slaughterhouse · Seven.One Starwatch · 1995 46.080

19419

A vs. Monkey Kong A · EastWest Japan · 1999 46.080

19420 Act 1 Turner Bros. · 1974 46.060

19421 Friends & Buddies Milton Wright · 1975 46.060

19422 Andromeda Harry Thumann · Music-Box · 1983 46.060

19423 Drink Me QueenAdreena · Rough Trade · 2002 46.060

19424 Xpom Mendelayev · Art‐Tek · 2003 46.060

19425 Time & Space Syntetika · Syntetika Records · 2003 46.060

19426

Xasthur / Leviathan Xasthur · Profound Lore Records · 2004 46.060

19427 Beats Me Seba · Paradox Music · 2006 46.060

19428

Crow by Crow Crow · Amaret · 1970 46.020

19429 Vie Johnny Hallyday · Philips · 1970 46.020

19430 Common Ground Richie Havens · Bagaria · 1983 46.020

19431 Shaft of Light Airrace · ATCO Records · 1984 46.020

19432 Rough Cutt Rough Cutt · Warner Bros. Records · 1984 46.020

19433 Time Odyssey Vinnie Moore · Squawk Records · 1988 46.020

19434 We Are Death... Fukk You! Sadistik Exekution · Osmose Productions · 1994 46.020

19435 Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto Pino Daniele · CGD East West · 1995 46.020

19436 Just Inside Masa · Autarc · 1996 46.020

19437 Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik · Atlantic · 1996 46.020

19438 Every Six Seconds Saliva · Island · 2001 46.020

19439 Pigs + Battleships Quando Quango · LTM · 2003 46.020

19440

Eternal Kingdom Cult of Luna · Earache Records · 2008 46.020