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 1624

38953 Awake? Zao · Ferret Music · 2009 23.800

38954 Explosions Bob James Trio · ESP‐Disk’ · 1965 23.800

38955 Wee Tam The Incredible String Band · Elektra · 1968 23.800

38956 Soul Symphony The Three Sounds · Blue Note · 1969 23.800

38957 Dawn Don Robertson · Limelight · 1969 23.800

38958 Moog Rock Les Baxter · GNP Crescendo Records · 1969 23.800

38959 Wayfaring Stranger Jeremy Steig · Blue Note · 1970 23.800

38960

Joshua Dolly Parton · RCA Victor · 1971 23.800

38961

Gasolin' 3 Gasolin’ · CBS · 1973 23.800

38962 Ports of the Heart Jimmie Spheeris · Epic · 1976 23.800

38963 Fine Cuts Big Walter Horton · Blind Pig Records · 1977 23.800

38964 Suzy Andrews Suzy Andrews · X Records · 1982 23.800

38965 Ranting at the Nation Attila the Stockbroker · Cherry Red Records · 1983 23.800

38966 Tormenta a las diez Objetivo Birmania · 1984 23.800

38967 Born to Be Blue Grant Green · Blue Note · 1985 23.800

38968 Down Comes the Hammer Real Life · MCA Records · 1986 23.800

38969 Time Longer Than Rope Sugar Minott · Greensleeves Records · 1986 23.800

38970 Jakko Jasper van ’t Hof’s Pili Pili · Jaro · 1987 23.800

38971 Saraya Saraya · Polydor · 1989 23.800

38972 Blue Earth The Jayhawks · Twin/Tone Records · 1989 23.800

38973 Lick The Lemonheads · Taang! Records · 1989 23.800

38974 Quina nit Sau · Picap · 1990 23.800

38975 Tenderness Kip Hanrahan · american clavé · 1990 23.800

38976 Father's Day Father MC · MCA Records · 1990 23.800