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?

The full board · page 105

2497

Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding Venetian Snares · Planet Mu · 2004 166.600

2498 The Sound of Music 69 · R&S Records · 1995 166.530

2499 Flowers From Exile Rome · Trisol · 2009 166.520

2500 Naturally Three Dog Night · Geffen Records · 1970 166.500

2501 Mother Lode Loggins & Messina · Columbia · 1974 166.500

2502 Heroes Commodores · Motown · 1980 166.500

2503 Synd Imperiet · 1986 166.500

2504 Rest Isolée · Playhouse · 2000 166.500

2505 1990 The Temptations · Tamla Motown · 1973 166.460

2506 Livet är en fest Nationalteatern · 1974 166.460

2507 Earth Moving the Sun Man With No Name · Perfecto Records · 1998 166.460

2508 Every Dog Has Its Day Millsart · Axis · 2000 166.430

2509

Harlem River Blues Justin Townes Earle · Bloodshot Records · 2010 166.430

2510 Cold Blooded Rick James · Motown · 1983 166.400

2511 Von Sigur Rós · Smekkleysa · 1997 166.320

2512 Almanaque Chico Buarque · Philips · 1981 166.320

2513

Shotgun Willie Willie Nelson · Atlantic · 1973 166.320

2514 The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are The 2 Live Crew · Luke Skyywalker Records · 1986 166.170

2515 Sky Sky · Ariola · 1979 166.140

2516

White City: A Novel Pete Townshend · ATCO Records · 1985 166.140

2517 Dawn of Victory Rhapsody · Limb Music Products · 2000 166.000

2518 Deuce Rory Gallagher · Polydor · 1971 165.980

2519 Tattoo Rory Gallagher · Polydor · 1973 165.980

2520 Join Inn Ash Ra Tempel · Ohr · 1973 165.980