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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21241 Enter K Peter Hammill · Mercury Records · 1982 42.660

21242

Hello Big Man Carly Simon · Warner Bros. Records · 1983 42.660

21243 When in Rome Do as the Vandals The Vandals · National Trust Records · 1984 42.660

21244 Lexikon 2 Benkő László · Start · 1984 42.660

21245 The Rose of England Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit · Columbia · 1985 42.660

21246

Doris J. Karjalainen ja Mustat Lasit · Poko Rekords · 1985 42.660

21247

Street Lethal Racer X · Shrapnel Records · 1986 42.660

21248

Liberal Animation NOFX · Epitaph · 1988 42.660

21249 Uzi Muslimgauze · Parade Amoureuse · 1989 42.660

21250 Yhtenä iltana Hector · Flamingo · 1990 42.660

21251 Beat the Border Geoffrey Oryema · Real World · 1993 42.660

21252 Child of the Sun Mayte · NPG Records · 1995 42.660

21253 Wildest Dreams Tina Turner · Parlophone · 1996 42.660

21254 The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation Zao · Tooth & Nail Records · 1997 42.660

21255 Anorak 4: By the Moat Anorak · ABsense · 1998 42.660

21256 Bug Mittelstandskinder ohne Strom · 1999 42.660

21257 A Livingroom Hush Jaga Jazzist · Ninja Tune · 2001 42.660

21258 Ten Silver Drops Secret Machines · 2006 42.660

21259 Why Not?! Alter Ego · Klang Elektronik · 2007 42.660

21260 Deep Politics Grails · Temporary Residence Limited · 2011 42.660

21261 In the Plain The Savage Rose · Polydor · 1968 42.640

21262 Ella Ella Fitzgerald · Rhino · 1969 42.640

21263 Cricklewood Green Ten Years After · Deram · 1970 42.640

21264 Rock On Humble Pie · A&M Records · 1971 42.640