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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32785 Icecross Icecross · Rockadrome · 1973 28.480

32786 No. 3 Prudence · Polydor · 1974 28.480

32787 Crucis Crucis · RCA Victor · 1976 28.480

32788 Rhizosphere Richard Pinhas · Cobra · 1977 28.480

32789 Introducing Lorraine Feather Joanne Grauer · MPS · 1978 28.480

32790 Hubble Bubble Hubble Bubble · Sinus Music · 1978 28.480

32791

Highway to Hell AC/DC · Atlantic · 1979 28.480

32792 My Conception Sonny Clark · Blue Note · 1979 28.480

32793 Cérebro Magnético Hermeto Pascoal · wea · 1980 28.480

32794 Klavierkonzerte Schumann · Deutsche Grammophon · 1982 28.480

32795 Realia Zdzisława Sośnicka · 1984 28.480

32796 One Struggle One Fight The Varukers · Liberate Records · 1985 28.480

32797 Passione Luciano Pavarotti · Decca Records · 1985 28.480

32798 …Keyboard Fantasies… Beverly Glenn‐Copeland · Atlast Records · 1986 28.480

32799 Off to Heaven The Revolving Paint Dream · Creation Records · 1987 28.480

32800 The Law of Things The Bats · Flying Nun Records · 1988 28.480

32801 The Swamp Boogie Queen Katie Webster · Alligator · 1988 28.480

32802 Life Is… Too $hort Too $hort · Jive · 1988 28.480

32803 All Kinds of Weather Red Garland Trio · Prestige · 1990 28.480

32804 Valentines From Matahari Sun City Girls · Majora · 1993 28.480

32805 The Quiet Revolution Ronny Jordan · Island · 1993 28.480

32806

¿Dónde están mis amigos? Extremoduro · DRO · 1993 28.480

32807 Ensemble pour une nouvelle aventure Sléo · 1995 28.480

32808 Terra Incognita Earth Nation · Eye Q Records · 1995 28.480