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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38497 Intensity Art Pepper · Contemporary Records · 1963 24.080

38498 Psychotic Reaction The Fire Escape · GNP Crescendo Records · 1966 24.080

38499 The Sweet Primeroses Shirley Collins · Topic Records · 1967 24.080

38500 Clouds Joni Mitchell · 1969 24.080

38501 Alchemy Third Ear Band · Harvest · 1969 24.080

38502 Electronic Record for Children Bruce Haack · Dimension 5 · 1969 24.080

38503 Free Speech Eddie Harris · Atlantic · 1970 24.080

38504 Orgasm Head Machine · Major Minor · 1970 24.080

38505 Goolutionites and the Real People Tamam Shud · Warner Bros. Records · 1970 24.080

38506 Le Cœur en fête André Popp · Disc'Az · 1972 24.080

38507

Superpickers Chet Atkins · RCA · 1973 24.080

38508 Not Too Late Out of Focus · Nexus Records · 1974 24.080

38509 Strictly Picking Chet Atkins & His Guitar Pickers · RCA Victor · 1974 24.080

38510 The Artist Johnny Pacheco · Fania · 1977 24.080

38511 Hot Rize Hot Rize · Flying Fish Records · 1979 24.080

38512 One More Song for You The Imperials · Word · 1979 24.080

38513 Shake It Up (Do the Boog-A-Loo) Rod · Jonathan · 1980 24.080

38514 Our First Record Oregon · Vanguard · 1980 24.080

38515 Locals Only Surf Punks · Day-Glo Records · 1982 24.080

38516 Exclusively Horace Andy · Solid Groove · 1982 24.080

38517 Ilegales Ilegales · La Casa del Misterio · 1983 24.080

38518 The Bluegrass Album, Volume 3: California Connection The Bluegrass Album Band · Rounder · 1983 24.080

38519 Vegetables Dancing Secret Hate · 1983 24.080

38520 Spanish Wave L. Subramaniam · Milestone · 1983 24.080