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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20809

Silver Age Bob Mould · Merge Records · 2012 43.500

20810

Completely Vulgar Abhorrence · 2012 43.500

20811 Fly Eyes H-Blockx · Sing Sing · 1998 43.470

20812 Stone Flute Herbie Mann · Embryo Records · 1970 43.460

20813 Eloy Eloy · Philips · 1971 43.460

20814 Divergence Solution · Harvest · 1972 43.460

20815 A Dream of Glory and Pride Neon Rose · Vertigo · 1973 43.460

20816 Motori Divlje jagode · Diskoton · 1982 43.460

20817 Embrace the Herd The Gist · Rough Trade · 1982 43.460

20818 Torment in Fire Sacrifice · Diabolic Force · 1985 43.460

20819 Gap Band VIII The Gap Band · Total Experience Records · 1986 43.460

20820 Running Thangs Busy Bee · UNI Records · 1988 43.460

20821 Inde$troy Saw Throat · Manic Ears Records · 1989 43.460

20822 Rei Momo David Byrne · Sire Records · 1989 43.460

20823 Now / Traveler Steve Roach · 1992 43.460

20824 Wonderful World of Edelweiss Edelweiss · wea · 1992 43.460

20825 New Words Machine Dead Voices on Air · Hypnotic Records · 1995 43.460

20826 Dirt Track Date Southern Culture on the Skids · Geffen Records · 1995 43.460

20827 No Man’s Land Souls of Mischief · Jive · 1995 43.460

20828 Ivy and the Big Apples Spiderbait · Polydor · 1996 43.460

20829 Combustication Medeski Martin & Wood · Blue Note · 1998 43.460

20830 Bloody Blasphemy God Dethroned · Metal Blade Records · 1999 43.460

20831

São Paulo Confessions Suba · Ziriguiboom · 1999 43.460

20832 SMiLE The Beach Boys · 2000 43.460