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 143

3409

Before These Crowded Streets Dave Matthews Band · RCA · 1998 141.750

3410 Remission Mastodon · Relapse Records · 2002 141.750

3411

A Dramatic Turn of Events Dream Theater · Roadrunner Records · 2011 141.750

3412 Music From The Body Ron Geesin · Harvest · 1970 141.680

3413

Unconditionally Guaranteed Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band · Virgin · 1974 141.680

3414 That's Why I'm Here James Taylor · Columbia · 1985 141.680

3415 Another Life Kano · Antibemusic · 1983 141.680

3416 A Northern Soul The Verve · Hut Recordings · 1995 141.680

3417 Back From Samoa Angry Samoans · Aggressive Rockproduktionen · 1982 141.680

3418

Galaxy Garden Lone · R&S Records · 2012 141.680

3419 Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume 2 Ray Charles · ABC-Paramount · 1962 141.600

3420 Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 · Motown · 1969 141.600

3421 Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Raitt · Warner Bros. Records · 1971 141.600

3422 Eli Jan Akkerman · Atlantic · 1976 141.600

3423 Come Morning Grover Washington, Jr. · Elektra · 1981 141.600

3424 Khemistry Khemistry · Columbia · 1982 141.550

3425 Action Speaks Louder Than Words Chocolate Milk · RCA Victor · 1975 141.510

3426 Dragnet The Fall · Step-Forward Records · 1979 141.510

3427 Full Circle Holger Czukay · Virgin · 1982 141.510

3428 Between the Lines Janis Ian · Columbia · 1975 141.410

3429 Give, Get, Take and Have Curtis Mayfield · Curtom Records · 1976 141.410

3430 Nordhausen And One · Virgin · 1997 141.410

3431 Cold Lake Celtic Frost · Noise International · 1988 141.400

3432 Sound-System Herbie Hancock · CBS · 1984 141.340