The Groove

The greatest albums of the 1960s

3,848 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears · CBS · 1968

984.360

Why this number?

The full board

Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival · Liberty · 1969 938.730

Willy and the Poor Boys Creedence Clearwater Revival · Liberty · 1969 855.210

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young · 1969 724.460

Songs of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen · Columbia · 1967 639.910

Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1965 560.700

7 Super Session Mike Bloomfield · Columbia · 1968 515.760

8 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1965 506.880

9 Strangers in the Night Frank Sinatra · Concord Records · 1966 478.880

Blonde on Blonde Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1966 472.500

11 Forever Changes Love · Elektra · 1967 459.000

First Take Roberta Flack · Atlantic · 1969 457.800

13 Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Byrds · CBS · 1968 453.010

14 Volunteers Jefferson Airplane · RCA Victor · 1969 415.530

15 Karma Pharoah Sanders · impulse! · 1969 382.720

Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes · Enterprise Records · 1969 381.060

17 The Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan · Epic · 1968 372.670

18 White Light/White Heat The Velvet Underground · Verve · 1968 366.680

The Time Has Come The Chambers Brothers · Columbia · 1967 355.880

Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival · Fantasy · 1968 352.750

21 The Age of Aquarius The 5th Dimension · Liberty · 1969 340.400

22 The Second Steppenwolf · Dunhill Records · 1968 338.120

23 Ultimate Spinach Ultimate Spinach · Big Beat · 1968 336.420

The Band The Band · Capitol Records · 1969 333.680