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 1204

28873 Arkeology World Party · 2012 32.400

28874 Swingin' New Big Band Buddy Rich · Pacific Jazz · 1966 32.390

28875 James Brown Plays the Real Thing James Brown · Smash Records · 1967 32.390

28876 The Holy Mackerel The Holy Mackerel · 1968 32.390

28877 Portrait in Music, Volume 2 Buddy Holly · 1971 32.390

28878 Little River Band Little River Band · EMI · 1975 32.390

28879 Polli d'allevamento Giorgio Gaber · Carosello · 1978 32.390

28880 Johnny Johnny Edith Nylon · CBS · 1980 32.390

28881 Kapitan Nemo Kapitan Nemo · Tonpress · 1986 32.390

28882 Gone II - but Never Too Gone Gone · SST Records · 1986 32.390

28883 The Big Wheel Runrig · Chrysalis · 1991 32.390

28884 5,000,000* Dread Zeppelin · I.R.S. Records · 1991 32.390

28885 Greatest Remixes, Volume 1 Clivillés & Cole · Columbia · 1992 32.390

28886

Fous à lier Les Innocents · 1992 32.390

28887 You Bought It, You Name It Victory · Metronome · 1992 32.390

28888

The Waste Lands Venom · Under One Flag · 1992 32.390

28889

The Tides Return Forever Eloy · Victor · 1994 32.390

28890

Wavebreaks Salt Tank · FFRR · 1997 32.390

28891 Volksworld Steve Bug · Raw Elements · 1997 32.390

28892

Solaris Cleaner · Accession Records · 2000 32.390

28893 Belief Dare · Legend Records · 2001 32.390

28894 Time Traders Peter Green Splinter Group · Eagle Records · 2001 32.390

28895 Long Way Home Dokken · Sanctuary Records · 2002 32.390

28896 Black Letter Days Frank Black and the Catholics · Cooking Vinyl · 2002 32.390