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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21289 Anything Goes Brad Mehldau Trio · Nonesuch · 2004 42.640

21290 Io canto Laura Pausini · Atlantic · 2006 42.640

21291 Psychédélices Alizée · RCA · 2007 42.640

21292 Tales of the Crown Axel Rudi Pell · Steamhammer · 2008 42.640

21293 Ecstasy & Friends Lone · Magicwire · 2009 42.640

21294

Soft Metals Soft Metals · Captured Tracks · 2011 42.640

21295 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks · 2011 42.640

21296 Tim Hardin 1 Tim Hardin · Verve Folkways · 1966 42.630

21297 Der Jesuspilz: Musik vom Evangelium Witthüser & Westrupp · 1971 42.630

21298 6 elefantskovcikadeviser Povl Dissing · Sonet · 1971 42.630

21299 Goldball Exmagma · Urus Records · 1974 42.630

21300 Vous et nous Areski Belkacem · RCA Victor · 1977 42.630

21301

Prayers on Fire The Birthday Party · GeeBeeDee · 1981 42.630

21302 Cause for Alarm / Victim in Pain Agnostic Front · Relativity Records · 1986 42.630

21303 Bad News Bad News · EMI · 1987 42.630

21304 The Big Badass Ant Banks · Jive · 1994 42.630

21305 Monkey Boots Gregory Fleckner Quintet · Clear · 1995 42.630

21306 Ein schöner Tag… Tom Angelripper · GUN Records · 1996 42.630

21307 Nano Theorem · Plus 8 Records Ltd. · 1996 42.630

21308 New Life 4 The Hunted Genaside II · Internal · 1996 42.630

21309 Screaming Caress Daniel Menche · Side Effects · 1997 42.630

21310 Pure Vegas Soul · Bellboy Records · 1998 42.630

21311

The Hidden Spring Alio Die · Crowd Control Activities · 1998 42.630

21312 Body Parts Prophet Posse · 1998 42.630