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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33697 Alive XPQ-21 · Trisol · 2006 27.720

33698

Love Songs Elvis Presley · Camden · 2006 27.720

33699 Carbon Endif · Tympanik Audio · 2008 27.720

33700 And We Wept the Black Ocean Within A Storm of Light · Neurot Recordings · 2008 27.720

33701

Elettra Carmen Consoli · Polydor · 2009 27.720

33702 Jordpuls Vintersorg · Napalm Records · 2011 27.720

33703 Politely! Keely Smith · Capitol Records · 1958 27.720

33704 Chantilly Lace The Big Bopper · Mercury Records · 1959 27.720

33705 Exotic Percussion Martin Denny · Liberty · 1961 27.720

33706 Vibrations The Three Sounds · Blue Note · 1966 27.720

33707 Psychedelic Percussion Hal Blaine · Dunhill Records · 1967 27.720

33708 Ara que tinc vint anys Joan Manuel Serrat · Edigsa · 1967 27.720

33709 One Step Beyond The Chocolate Watch Band · Tower · 1969 27.720

33710 Markley, A Group Markley · 1969 27.720

33711 For All Mankind Christie · CBS · 1971 27.720

33712

Uno Uno · Fonit Cetra · 1974 27.720

33713

Blondie Blondie · Private Stock · 1976 27.720

33714 The Planets Gustav Holst · EMI · 1979 27.720

33715 Il tempo del sole Matia Bazar · Virgin · 1980 27.720

33716 Anni affollati Giorgio Gaber · Carosello · 1981 27.720

33717

Captured Journey · Columbia · 1981 27.720

33718 Mad About Town Slow Children · Ensign · 1982 27.720

33719 Factor X Rhys Chatham · Moers Music · 1983 27.720

33720 Artistic Hair Steve Goodman · 1983 27.720