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 1057

25345

Free Reign Clinic · Domino · 2012 36.540

25346 The Soft Cavalry The Soft Cavalry · Bella Union · 2019 36.540

25347 Chico Magnetic Band Chico Magnetic Band · Disques Vogue · 1971 36.520

25348 Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies Vinegar Joe · ATCO Records · 1973 36.520

25349 Sweet Temptation Ricky Skaggs · Sugar Hill Records · 1979 36.520

25350 Welcome to Hell Venom · Neat Records · 1981 36.520

25351 The Shining Sea Cal Tjader · Concord Jazz · 1981 36.520

25352 Bad Enuff Slave · Cotillion · 1983 36.520

25353 All I Have Is Love, Love, Love Gregory Isaacs · Tad's · 1986 36.520

25354 C.M.B. Color Me Badd · 1991 36.520

25355

Qué alegría John McLaughlin Trio · Verve · 1992 36.520

25356 Che Dio ti benedica Pino Daniele · CGD · 1993 36.520

25357 Turbulent Indigo Joni Mitchell · 1994 36.520

25358

Retreat From the Sun that dog. · Geffen Records · 1997 36.520

25359 Somewhere to Elsewhere Kansas · Magna Carta · 2000 36.520

25360 How I Spent My Summer Vacation The Bouncing Souls · Epitaph · 2001 36.520

25361 Barn of the Naked Dead Mr. Hyde · Psycho+Logical-Records · 2004 36.520

25362 Above the Weeping World Insomnium · Candlelight Records · 2006 36.520

25363

Leaving on a Mayday Anna Ternheim · Universal Music AB · 2008 36.520

25364 Our Man in New Orleans Al Hirt · RCA Victor · 1963 36.500

25365 Search and Nearness The Rascals · Atlantic · 1971 36.500

25366

Every Turn of the World Christopher Cross · Warner Bros. Records · 1985 36.500

25367 Kiss the Lips of Life Brilliant · wea · 1986 36.500

25368 Mitt hjärta är ditt Rolf Wikström · 1989 36.500