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

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23593 So It Is Preservation Hall Jazz Band · Sub Pop Records · 2017 39.060

23594 Return to Jeka Michal Turtle · 2018 39.060

23595 My Name Is Barbra Barbra Streisand · Columbia · 1965 39.050

23596 Reach Out of the Darkness Friend & Lover · Verve Forecast · 1968 39.050

23597 Bug-In The Beach Boys · Starline · 1970 39.050

23598 Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime Johnny Hallyday · Philips · 1974 39.050

23599 Two Sides of Laura Lee Laura Lee · Hot Wax · 1972 39.010

23600 Send in the Clowns Sarah Vaughan · 1974 39.010

23601 Jester Machiavel · Harvest · 1977 39.010

23602 We're the Meatmen... And You Suck! The Meatmen · Touch and Go Records · 1983 39.010

23603 Reason Why? Angelic Upstarts · Anagram Records · 1983 39.010

23604 Las canciones malditas Kaka de Luxe · Chapa Discos · 1983 39.010

23605 Neutralized Talon · Bellaphon · 1984 39.010

23606 Pyromaani palaa rikospaikalle Juice Leskinen Grand Slam · Grand Slam · 1985 39.010

23607 Concrete Blonde Concrete Blonde · I.R.S. Records · 1986 39.010

23608 Raging Slab Raging Slab · Spitfire Records · 1989 39.010

23609 Stańcie przed lustrami Róże Europy · Polton · 1989 39.010

23610 Company of Wolves Company of Wolves · Mercury Records · 1990 39.010

23611 Sons of the P Digital Underground · Tommy Boy · 1991 39.010

23612 Pontifex Maximus Phallus Dei · Dark Vinyl Records · 1991 39.010

23613 Cosa succederà alla ragazza Lucio Battisti · Columbia · 1992 39.010

23614 Scenes Marty Friedman · Roadrunner Records · 1992 39.010

23615 Converging Conspiracies Comecon · Century Media · 1993 39.010

23616 Take It Away! The Buddy Rich Big Band · 1993 39.010