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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38065 The Staple Swingers The Staple Singers · Stax · 1971 24.360

38066

Reale Accademia di Musica Reale Accademia di Musica · Ricordi · 1972 24.360

38067 Dancehall Sweethearts Horslips · RCA Victor · 1974 24.360

38068 New Agenda Elvin Jones · Vanguard · 1975 24.360

38069 Feeling Lightshine · 1976 24.360

38070 Mistérios e maravilhas Tantra · EMI · 1977 24.360

38071 寒水魚中島みゆき · CANYON · 1982 24.360

38072 One Entrance, Many Exits Mal Waldron · 1983 24.360

38073

Into Battle Brocas Helm · First Strike Records · 1984 24.360

38074

Curdled Thatcher on Acid · All the Madmen Records · 1987 24.360

38075

Triplicate Dave Holland Trio · ECM Records · 1988 24.360

38076 From Out of the Blue Blue Magic · Columbia · 1989 24.360

38077 Der Traum an die Erinnerung Goethes Erben · Indigo · 1992 24.360

38078

I'm Never Gonna Die Again These Immortal Souls · Mute · 1992 24.360

38079 Every Time You Say Goodbye Alison Krauss & Union Station · Rounder · 1992 24.360

38080 Angel Heart Bonnie Tyler · Hansa · 1992 24.360

38081 Tybalt Beborn Beton · 1993 24.360

38082 Attack in Waves Dr. Fernando! · Music Man Records · 1993 24.360

38083

Caffé de la Paix Franco Battiato · EMI · 1993 24.360

38084 Give Rise to Doubts ABC Diabolo · Life Is Abuse · 1995 24.360

38085 La Peste Ah Cama-Sotz · Bats & Cats · 1997 24.360

38086 Ana Ralph Towner · ECM Records · 1997 24.360

38087 Theological Genocide Death Squad · Spastik Kommunikations · 1997 24.360

38088 Engelsschrei Seelenkrank · Out of Line · 1997 24.360