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

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20713 Strange House The Horrors · Stolen Transmission · 2007 43.680

20714 White Bird Release Pan•American · kranky · 2009 43.680

20715

Immer da wo du bist bin ich nie Element of Crime · Vertigo Berlin · 2009 43.680

20716 Famous Places Goldmund · Western Vinyl · 2010 43.680

20717 The World.The Flesh.The Devil In Solitude · Metal Blade Records · 2011 43.680

20718

Mid Air Paul Buchanan · 2012 43.680

20719 Death's Striking Wings Degial · Sepulchral Voice Records · 2012 43.680

20720 Buhaina's Delight Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · Blue Note · 1962 43.680

20721 Nyl Nyl · Urus Records · 1976 43.680

20722 Changes Etta James · MCA Records · 1980 43.680

20723 Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 6 Ravel · Deutsche Grammophon · 1983 43.680

20724 Half-Mute / Scream With a View Tuxedomoon · Cramboy · 1985 43.680

20725 copine. 大貫妙子 · Dear Heart · 1985 43.680

20726 The Curse Omen · Enigma · 1986 43.680

20727 No somos nada La Polla Records · Oihuka · 1987 43.680

20728 8-Way Santa Tad · Sub Pop Records · 1991 43.680

20729 Sandtrafikar Muslimgauze · Staalplaat · 1997 43.680

20730

巫怨 Enemite · Dying Art Productions · 2005 43.680

20731

Grandeur of Hair The Goslings · aRCHIVE · 2006 43.680

20732 METAX Access to Arasaka · illphabetik · 2007 43.680

20733 Vision Rites and Techniques of Ecstasy Wicked Messenger · Plague Recordings · 2009 43.680

20734

Cybion Kalisia · 2009 43.680

20735 Luminaries & Synastry Motion Sickness of Time Travel · Digitalis Recordings · 2011 43.680

20736 God Said No Omar Apollo · Warner Records · 2024 43.680