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 1336

32041

Hank Mobley and His All Stars Hank Mobley · Blue Note · 1957 29.120

32042

The Magic of Christmas The Soulful Strings · Cadet Records · 1968 29.120

32043 Forever Is a Dream Food · Capitol Records · 1969 29.120

32044 The Blue Guerrilla Kain · 1970 29.120

32045 SUPER RECORD Magical Power Mako · Polydor · 1975 29.120

32046 Et après Memoriance · Replica Records · 1976 29.120

32047 Visions Walt Dickerson · SteepleChase · 1979 29.120

32048 Penguin Eggs Nic Jones · Topic Records · 1980 29.120

32049 Third Strike + White Flag · 1984 29.120

32050 Nuclear War Sun Ra Arkestra · Atavistic · 1984 29.120

32051 Park Hotel Alice · EMI · 1986 29.120

32052 Out of the Blue Debbie Gibson · Atlantic · 1987 29.120

32053 Early Works Steve Reich · Nonesuch · 1987 29.120

32054 Twilight Fields Stephan Micus · ECM Records · 1988 29.120

32055 I Love You So Much George Butts · 1988 29.120

32056 Moon Child Pharoah Sanders · Alfa Jazz · 1990 29.120

32057 Murder She Said Second Voice · 1992 29.120

32058 Diamonds: The Best of Dio Dio · Vertigo · 1992 29.120

32059 Tenorshoes Scott Hamilton · Concord Jazz · 1993 29.120

32060 Chrome Cranks Chrome Cranks · PCP Entertainment · 1994 29.120

32061 When My Blue Moon Turns Red Again Bassholes · In the Red Records · 1995 29.120

32062

Sea of Dreams Godgory · Invasion Records · 1995 29.120

32063 Victims of a Bombraid / Raped Ass Anti Cimex · 1995 29.120

32064 Orange Clouds Over Battery Park Pierrot Premier · Home Entertainment · 1996 29.120