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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21841 A Place in the Queue The Tangent · Inside Out Music · 2006 41.760

21842 Olesi: Fragments of an Earth Georgia Anne Muldrow · Stones Throw Records · 2006 41.760

21843 Propaganda Melotron · 2007 41.760

21844 Shortwavemusic William Basinski · 2062 · 2007 41.760

21845 Lost Wisdom Mount Eerie · P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. · 2008 41.760

21846 The Hard Way James Hunter · Hear Music · 2008 41.760

21847 The Resurrectionists / Night Raider Crippled Black Phoenix · 2009 41.760

21848 Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls · Ubiquity · 2009 41.760

21849 Demonoir 1349 · Indie Recordings · 2010 41.760

21850

Screws Nils Frahm · Erased Tapes Records · 2012 41.760

21851 Ymir Ymir · 2020 41.760

21852 Power Barrabás · 1973 41.650

21853 Growing Jonesy · Dawn · 1973 41.650

21854 Planeten Sit-In The Cosmic Jokers · Spalax Music · 1974 41.650

21855 Splash Splash · 1974 41.650

21856 This Is My Love 笠井紀美子 · CBS/Sony · 1975 41.650

21857 Defective Breakdown The Defects · WXYZ Records · 1983 41.650

21858

Burns Like A Star Stone Fury · Universal Music · 1984 41.650

21859 No Sense of Sin The Lotus Eaters · Sylvan Records · 1984 41.650

21860 Computer Voice Robert Schroeder · Racket Records · 1984 41.650

21861 Rock Me Tonight Freddie Jackson · Capitol Records · 1985 41.650

21862 Descanse em paz Ratos de Porão · Baratos Afins · 1986 41.650

21863 Tears of Joy Tuck & Patti · Windham Hill Jazz · 1988 41.650

21864 L.A. Guns L.A. Guns · Vertigo · 1988 41.650