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 1672

40105 Live at the Borderline 1991 R.E.M. · 2018 23.140

40106 Lamp Lit Prose Dirty Projectors · Domino · 2018 23.140

40107 Earth, Wind & Fire in Brazil Earth, Wind & Fire 23.140

40108 For the People in the Last Hard Town Tom T. Hall · Mercury Records · 1973 23.120

40109 1974 Nynningen · 1974 23.120

40110

No Strings Ace · Anchor Records · 1977 23.120

40111 She Charles Aznavour · Music for Pleasure · 1978 23.120

40112 Another Hostile Takeover Hanoi Rocks · Victor · 2005 23.120

40113

Lasers Lupe Fiasco · Atlantic · 2011 23.120

40114 Johnny Boy Björn Afzelius Band · 1978 23.100

40115 Ha Ha! ['Ha: 'Ha:] The Sound of Laughing; Mo · Backdoor · 1982 23.100

40116 Second Coming The Dickies · Enigma · 1989 23.100

40117 Life Model The Blue Aeroplanes · Beggars Banquet · 1994 23.100

40118 All I Really Want to Do Cher · Imperial · 1965 23.100

40119 Where the Action Is The Ventures · Dolton · 1966 23.100

40120 The Body and Soul of Tom Jones Tom Jones · London Records · 1973 23.100

40121 Jaloux Julien Clerc · Virgin · 1978 23.100

40122 Paullelujah! MC Paul Barman · Coup d'État · 2002 23.100

40123

Laughing Cavalier Wallace Collection · Parlophone · 1969 23.100

40124 Sings Live at the Golden Bear Junior Wells · Blue Rock · 1969 23.100

40125 All Bowed Down! Great Jones · 1970 23.100

40126 Starting All Over Again Mel & Tim · Stax · 1972 23.100

40127 Volkssänger Hannes Wader · Philips · 1975 23.100

40128 Late Night Movies, All Night Brainstorms Doctors of Madness · Polydor · 1975 23.100