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 1526

36601 Mother’s Choice Buffalo · Vertigo · 1976 25.500

36602 Live at McCabe's Norman Blake · Takoma · 1976 25.500

36603 Moods and Grooves Ju-Par Universal Orchestra · 1976 25.500

36604 Dr. Strut Dr. Strut · Motown · 1979 25.500

36605 Loose Change Loose Change · Casablanca Records · 1979 25.500

36606 Heart Land Real Life · Curb Records · 1983 25.500

36607 To Whom It May Consume 9353 · R&B Records · 1984 25.500

36608 Thirteen Emmylou Harris · Warner Bros. Records · 1986 25.500

36609 Strangelands The Crazy World of Arthur Brown · Reckless Records · 1988 25.500

36610 Quartier libre La Souris Déglinguée · Musidisc · 1988 25.500

36611 Sour Mash The Beasts of Bourbon · Red Eye Records · 1988 25.500

36612 Blast Off Stray Cats · EMI Records USA · 1989 25.500

36613 The New Formula Today · Motown · 1990 25.500

36614 Plains Music Manfred Mann’s Plain Music · intuition · 1991 25.500

36615 Sheikh Aljama Esplendor Geométrico · Daft Records · 1991 25.500

36616 Atonal & Hamburg 'Live' Test Dept. · Dossier · 1992 25.500

36617 Flop! And One · Machinery Records · 1992 25.500

36618 Girl Bites Dog: Your Compact Disc Pet Bow Wow Wow · EMI Records USA · 1993 25.500

36619 Overdoses at Your Mother's House 9353 · 1993 25.500

36620 The Impossible Bird Nick Lowe · Yep Roc Records · 1994 25.500

36621 You’re Not Alone Black Train Jack · Roadrunner Records · 1994 25.500

36622 Her Handwriting Trembling Blue Stars · Shinkansen · 1996 25.500

36623 Broken Glass Crowbar · Bullet Proof Records · 1996 25.500

36624 Sideburner Adhesive · Ampersand Records · 1996 25.500