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 1536

36841 There's an Innocent Face Curt Boettcher · Elektra · 1973 25.280

36842 Stay the Night Jane Olivor · Columbia · 1978 25.280

36843 Rock On Raydio · Arista · 1979 25.280

36844 Tanzt keiner Boogie? Familie Silly · AMIGA · 1981 25.280

36845 Cloak & Dagger Witchfynde · Expulsion Ltd. · 1983 25.280

36846 Power and Passion Mama’s Boys · Jive · 1985 25.280

36847 Tuffest Man Alive Fila Fresh Crew · Get Live Records · 1988 25.280

36848 Through the Storm Aretha Franklin · Arista · 1989 25.280

36849 Surprise Syd Straw · Virgin America · 1989 25.280

36850 Voices Kenny Thomas · 1991 25.280

36851 Prince of the Deep Water The Blessing · MCA Records · 1991 25.280

36852 The Christmas Album The Manhattan Transfer · Columbia · 1992 25.280

36853 The Skellington Chronicles Julian Cope · Ma-Gog · 1993 25.280

36854 Calling From a Country Phone Robert Forster · Beggars Banquet · 1993 25.280

36855 Flow Fleshquartet · 1993 25.280

36856 Adenosine Trifosfaat Preparaat Belgian Asociality · Virgin Music Belgium · 1994 25.280

36857 The Guardian of Forever Laserdance · 1995 25.280

36858 Humanize Human Massacra · Rough Trade · 1995 25.280

36859 R. Kelly R. Kelly · Jive · 1995 25.280

36860 Hard Rain Hard Rain · Castle Music · 1997 25.280

36861 How It Feels to Be Something On Sunny Day Real Estate · Sub Pop Records · 1998 25.280

36862 The Restless Stranger American Music Club · Warner Bros. Records · 1998 25.280

36863 Yin-Yang Victor Wooten · Compass Records · 1999 25.280

36864 Antenna Pilote · Certificate 18 · 1999 25.280