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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21193 Crazy Like a Foxxx Freddie Foxxx · Fat Beats Records · 1994 42.770

21194 The Haunting Sear Bliss · II Moons · 1998 42.770

21195 Dead Lovers’ Sarabande (Face One) Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows · Apocalyptic Vision · 1999 42.770

21196 United by Fate Rival Schools · Island · 2001 42.770

21197

Hamas Cinema Gaza Strip Muslimgauze · Staalplaat · 2002 42.770

21198 A Journey Into Abstract Hip-Hop Gasoline · 2002 42.770

21199 Stoa Nik Bärtsch's Ronin · ECM Records · 2006 42.770

21200 Mythical & Magical Pagan Altar · Oracle Records · 2006 42.770

21201 From The Far Future Pt. 2 Terrence Dixon · Tresor · 2012 42.770

21202 Dampf der Giganten dicht & ergreifend · 2015 42.770

21203 In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow The Buckinghams · Columbia · 1968 42.750

21204

Everybody Come On Out Stanley Turrentine · Fantasy · 1976 42.750

21205 Passage Carpenters · A&M Records · 1977 42.750

21206 Dag en nacht Ramses Shaffy · Philips · 1978 42.750

21207 Party Boys Foxy · T.K. Records · 1979 42.750

21208

Routes Ramsey Lewis · Columbia · 1980 42.750

21209 Wall of Sound Killer · Lark Records · 1981 42.750

21210 Too Much Ain't Enough Andy McCoy · Amulet · 1988 42.750

21211 Foppt den Dämon! Subway to Sally · 1996 42.750

21212 Insanity Darkane · Nuclear Blast · 2001 42.750

21213 Naïve Art Red Flag · Enigma · 1989 42.750

21214 At Home With Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Screamin’ Jay Hawkins · Epic · 1958 42.720

21215 Onze danses pour combattre la migraine Aksak Maboul · Kamikaze · 1977 42.720

21216 Звезда и смерть Хоакина Мурьеты Алексей Рыбников · Мелодия · 1978 42.720