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?

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31969 Stormy Night in London The Mystic Moods Orchestra · Philips · 1971 29.160

31970 Shankar Family & Friends Ravi Shankar · Dark Horse Records · 1974 29.160

31971 Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose Wigwam · Love Records · 1976 29.160

31972 Tramuntana Companyia Elèctrica Dharma · PDI · 1976 29.160

31973

Nashledanou! Banjo Band Ivana Mládka · Panton · 1977 29.160

31974 Confessions D.C. LaRue · Casablanca Record and FilmWorks · 1978 29.160

31975 Sons of Survival Doctors of Madness · Polydor · 1978 29.160

31976 John Fahey Visits Washington, D.C. John Fahey · Takoma · 1979 29.160

31977

Headline News Atomic Rooster · PVC Records · 1983 29.160

31978 Drums of War Tindrum · Plateselskapet A/S · 1988 29.160

31979

Fishcotheque The Jazz Butcher · Relativity Records · 1988 29.160

31980 Ruder Than Rude The Busters · Weser Label · 1988 29.160

31981 Heaven and Earth Al Jarreau · Rhino · 1992 29.160

31982 Eliminate Alloy · Bitzcore · 1992 29.160

31983 New Views Tribute · ARC Music · 1993 29.160

31984 More Gold Plus 4 New Songs: 20 Super Hits, Volume II Boney M. · MCI · 1993 29.160

31985 Shadows Creepmime · Pavement Music · 1993 29.160

31986 Southern Exposure Maceo Parker · 1993 29.160

31987 Boot Party Dub Narcotic Sound System · Rebel Beat Factory · 1996 29.160

31988

Heterarchy Freeform · Worm Interface · 1996 29.160

31989 Destiny Gloria Estefan · Epic · 1996 29.160

31990 Many Facez Tracey Lee · Universal Records · 1997 29.160

31991 Dirty Pool Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band · Evidence · 1997 29.160

31992 Exit Alice · wea · 1998 29.160