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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39601 Medicine Show No. 11: Low Budget High Fi Music Madlib · 2011 23.490

39602 Sons of the North Black Spiders · 2011 23.490

39603 Social Disservices Panopticon · The Flenser · 2011 23.490

39604 Riot Avenue Crazy Lixx · Frontiers Records · 2012 23.490

39605 Given to the Wild The Maccabees · Fiction · 2012 23.490

39606 Reward Your Grace The Feeling of Love · Born Bad Records · 2013 23.490

39607

Tour de Force Sonny Rollins · Prestige · 1958 23.490

39608

A Date With Elvis Elvis Presley · RCA Victor · 1959 23.490

39609 New Ideas Don Ellis · New Jazz · 1961 23.490

39610

The Voice That Is! Johnny Hartman · impulse! · 1965 23.490

39611 October Country October Country · Epic · 1968 23.490

39612

Big Band Moog Keith Droste · Realistic · 1970 23.490

39613 Aardvark Aardvark · Deram · 1970 23.490

39614 Crosscurrents Lennie Tristano · Capitol Records · 1972 23.490

39615 The First Time We Met The Independents · Wand · 1972 23.490

39616 In a Soulful Mood Ferrante and Teicher · United Artists · 1974 23.490

39617 The Tokyo Recital Tommy Flanagan · Pablo · 1975 23.490

39618 Anthology Jackie Mittoo · United Artists · 1978 23.490

39619 Let’s Start Igor Wakhevitch · 1979 23.490

39620 After the Roses Kenny Rankin · Atlantic · 1980 23.490

39621 Ritual Garbochock · Heartwork Records · 1980 23.490

39622

Hollywood Brats Hollywood Brats · Cherry Red Records · 1980 23.490

39623 Sen Mutlu Ol Ajda Pekkan · 1981 23.490

39624 Breaking the Silence Opposition · Doublevision Records · 1981 23.490