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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22561 Solid U.D.O. · GUN Records · 1997 40.560

22562 Space Avenue Waltari · Spin Records · 1997 40.560

22563 The Dark Command Exciter · Osmose Productions · 1997 40.560

22564 Adam and Eve Catherine Wheel · Mercury Records · 1997 40.560

22565 Quality Control Quirk · Matsuri Productions · 1999 40.560

22566 Painting It Red The Beautiful South · Go! Discs · 2000 40.560

22567 QNTAL III: Tristan und Isolde QNTAL · Stars in the Dark · 2003 40.560

22568 A City by the Light Divided Thursday · Victory Records · 2006 40.560

22569 Fuckbook Condo Fucks · Matador · 2009 40.560

22570 Dawn of Inhumanity Abscess · Peaceville · 2010 40.560

22571 Wanda Live! at Third Man Records Wanda Jackson · Third Man Records · 2011 40.560

22572 Distant Light The Hollies · Epic · 1971 40.500

22573 Insolitudes Johnny Hallyday · Philips · 1973 40.500

22574 Are You Ready for Freddy? Freddy Fender · 1975 40.500

22575 Set Thompson Twins · 1982 40.500

22576 A Child’s Adventure Marianne Faithfull · Island · 1983 40.500

22577 Territory Ronnie Montrose · Passport Jazz · 1986 40.500

22578

Romanza Andrea Bocelli · Philips · 1996 40.500

22579 Skid Skid Row · CBS · 1970 40.500

22580 Sex and Travel The Jazz Butcher · Rebel Rec. · 1985 40.500

22581 More Love Songs Loudon Wainwright III · Rounder · 1986 40.500

22582 Stone Cold Sober Tankard · Noise International · 1992 40.500

22583 Tangled in Reins Steelheart · MCA Records · 1992 40.500

22584 Shipwreck Chris Connelly · Wax Trax! Records · 1994 40.500