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 1580

37897

Bottoms Up! The Three Sounds · Blue Note · 1959 24.570

37898 The Honeydripper “Brother” Jack McDuff · Prestige · 1961 24.570

37899 Bahia John Coltrane · Prestige · 1965 24.570

37900 Dandelions The Children of Sunshine · 1971 24.570

37901 Cecilia Cecilia · CBS · 1972 24.570

37902 Stan Getz & Bill Evans Stan Getz · Verve · 1973 24.570

37903 En una nota Monguito Santamaria · Inca Records · 1974 24.570

37904

Caia na estrada e perigas ver Novos Baianos · 1976 24.570

37905

Traveler’s Advisory Matthew Young · Drag City · 1986 24.570

37906 Vicious Rumors Vicious Rumors · Atlantic · 1990 24.570

37907 Ugly and Proud Sheer Terror · Magnetic Air Records · 1992 24.570

37908 The Smoke of Hell Supersuckers · Sub Pop Records · 1992 24.570

37909 Blood, Sweat & Tears Raw Breed · Warner Bros. Records · 1997 24.570

37910 Pad Sounds Karma · Groove Attack Productions · 1997 24.570

37911 The Prequel Atoms Family · Centrifugal Phorce · 2000 24.570

37912 Another Part of Us Touché · Hansa · 2000 24.570

37913

Totem Zenzile · Small Axe · 2002 24.570

37914 The 5ifth Column Acumen Nation · Underground, Inc. · 2002 24.570

37915

Crazy Price Messer Chups · Solnze Records · 2003 24.570

37916

Levitating the Carnal Elysian Blaze · 2006 24.570

37917 Flowery Dreams Lingua Fungi · War Office Propaganda · 2006 24.570

37918 Creatures of Cadence Daniel Menche · Longbox Recordings · 2006 24.570

37919 Stories From the Forest Thom Brennan · TMB Soundworks · 2008 24.570

37920 House Music Kikumoto Allstars · 2009 24.570