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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35833 Savage Grace 2 Savage Grace · 1971 26.070

35834 Streetlights Bonnie Raitt · Warner Bros. Records · 1974 26.070

35835 Kestrel Kestrel · Victor · 1975 26.070

35836 Spirit of ’76 Spirit · Mercury Records · 1975 26.070

35837 Woman in the Wings Maddy Prior · Chrysalis · 1978 26.070

35838 Tiger Tiger Gregg Diamond · Polydor · 1979 26.070

35839 High and Outside Steve Goodman · 1979 26.070

35840

風立ちぬ松田聖子 · CBS/Sony · 1981 26.070

35841

Silver Cloud 喜多郎 · Sound Design · 1983 26.070

35842 Up From the Dark Dave Stewart · 1986 26.070

35843 What’s in a Word The Brilliant Corners · SS20 Records · 1986 26.070

35844 Slow Train Savoy Brown · Castle Communications · 1986 26.070

35845 Frank Squeeze · A&M Records · 1989 26.070

35846 Fanfare for the Comic Muse The Divine Comedy · Setanta Records · 1990 26.070

35847 The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950–1954 T‐Bone Walker · EMI · 1991 26.070

35848 Naughty Adamski · MCA Records · 1992 26.070

35849 Rite Julian Cope · 1992 26.070

35850 You Turn Me On Beat Happening · Sub Pop Records · 1992 26.070

35851 [untitled] Royal Trux · Drag City · 1992 26.070

35852 The Land of Harm and Appletrees Aurora · Cleopatra Records · 1993 26.070

35853 Faith Orange Sector · Zoth Ommog · 1993 26.070

35854 When Everyone Has Gone Esbjörn Svensson Trio · Dragon Records · 1993 26.070

35855 Out of the Dark O.G. Funk · Polystar · 1993 26.070

35856

Candy Rain Soul for Real · MCA Records · 1995 26.070