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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20953 Silent Night Fever Dimension Zero · Regain Records · 2001 43.200

20954 Dreim Kettel · Kracfive · 2001 43.200

20955 The Great Depression DMX · Def Jam Recordings · 2001 43.200

20956 Writers Without Homes Piano Magic · 4AD · 2002 43.200

20957 The Spine They Might Be Giants · Idlewild Recordings · 2004 43.200

20958 Reborn Stryper · Big3 Records · 2005 43.200

20959 In the Maybe World Lisa Germano · Young God Records · 2006 43.200

20960

Segervittring Toroidh · Neuropa Records · 2007 43.200

20961

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane Kenny Burrell · New Jazz · 1963 43.200

20962 My Own Time and Space Flip Nuñez · Catalyst Records · 1976 43.200

20963 Iceman I signori della galassia · Ri-Fi · 1979 43.200

20964 Oi! Oi! Music! The Oppressed · Oppressed Records · 1984 43.200

20965 Into the Macabre Necrodeath · Nightmare Productions · 1987 43.200

20966 Porta VIII sToa · Alice in… · 1994 43.200

20967 Islets in Pink Polypropylene Anthony Manning · Irdial-Discs · 1994 43.200

20968 All in the Family Lordz of Brooklyn · American Recordings · 1995 43.200

20969 Drop Your Pants Sqeezer · Cologne Dance Label · 1996 43.200

20970

Trailer Park Beth Orton · Heavenly Recordings · 1996 43.200

20971 The Endless Bummer Visit Venus · Yo Mama's Recording · 1998 43.200

20972

Magnolia Aimee Mann · 1999 43.200

20973 Portals of Grace Azam Ali · 2002 43.200

20974

Weiland Empyrium · Prophecy Productions · 2002 43.200

20975 Remote s:cage · Ant‐Zen · 2004 43.200

20976 Amaroid Diorama · Accession Records · 2005 43.200