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 1298

31129

Evolutions The Human Beinz · Capitol Records · 1968 29.970

31130 Fabulous Poodles Fabulous Poodles · Pye Records · 1977 29.970

31131 Atlas UFO Robot Actarus · Cetra · 1978 29.970

31132

Bamboo Magic The Chris Hinze Combination · Atlantic · 1978 29.970

31133 …So Nice The Lovin’ Spoonful · 1979 29.970

31134 Konk Party Konk · Rough Trade · 1982 29.970

31135 Russ Ballard Russ Ballard · EMI America · 1984 29.970

31136 Riddles in the Sand Jimmy Buffett · MCA Records · 1984 29.970

31137 These Things Happen David Van Tieghem · Warner Bros. Records · 1984 29.970

31138 Luxury of Life Five Star · RCA · 1985 29.970

31139

How Ya Like Me Now Kool Moe Dee · Jive · 1987 29.970

31140 The Indescribable Wow Sam Phillips · Virgin · 1988 29.970

31141 Monticello Bastards · Glitterhouse Records · 1989 29.970

31142 Crawdaddy The Darling Buds · Epic · 1990 29.970

31143 Witajcie w teatrze cieni Ziyo · Polskie Nagrania “Muza” · 1990 29.970

31144 Kultrum Dino Saluzzi · ECM Records · 1991 29.970

31145

Crown of Thorns Crown of Thorns · Now & Then · 1993 29.970

31146 Gryningstid Dia Psalma · Birdnest Records · 1994 29.970

31147 Atlantis Fortification 55 · Glasnost Records · 1994 29.970

31148 Sore Buzzov•en · Roadrunner Records · 1994 29.970

31149 Astralogy Astralasia · Magick Eye Records · 1995 29.970

31150 Gebt der Meute was sie braucht Hass · 1995 29.970

31151

Disclosure in Red Trail of Tears · DSFA Records · 1998 29.970

31152

Escape to the Black Planet Jay Denham · Disko B · 1998 29.970