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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43033

Educes Me Wim Mertens · Les Disques du Crépuscule · 1987 21.320

43034 Body & Soul Al Cohn · Muse Records · 1988 21.320

43035 From Source to Sea Gandalf · CBS · 1988 21.320

43036 Slave 88 Slave · Ichiban · 1988 21.320

43037 Desde Andalucía Isabel Pantoja · RCA · 1988 21.320

43038 Perfect Lover Rose Royce · Omni Records · 1989 21.320

43039 666 Ángeles del Infierno · WEA Latina · 1989 21.320

43040 Window on the World Political Asylum · Katou Records · 1990 21.320

43041 Spellbound Paula Abdul · Virgin · 1991 21.320

43042 Introducing Laura Fygi Laura Fygi · Mercury Records · 1991 21.320

43043 Swandive Bullet Lavolta · RCA · 1991 21.320

43044 Ink The Fixx · Impact Records · 1991 21.320

43045 Blood Ritual Samael · Century Media · 1992 21.320

43046 Louisiana Love Call Maria Muldaur · Black Top Records · 1992 21.320

43047 Psychedelic Warlords (The Best Of) Hawkwind · Cleopatra Records · 1992 21.320

43048 The Acoustic Motorbike Luka Bloom · 1992 21.320

43049 Kingdom of the Kings Crush · 1993 21.320

43050 Fictionary Lyle Mays · Geffen Records · 1993 21.320

43051 The New Breed MC Breed · Ichiban · 1993 21.320

43052 Eleven Eleven · 1993 21.320

43053 Push Bill Evans · Lipstick Records · 1994 21.320

43054 Riding Our Black Oceans Cenotaph · Cyber Music · 1994 21.320

43055 Visions and Reality Ivanhoe · Music Is Intelligence · 1994 21.320

43056 God Hears Pleas of the Innocent Killdozer · Touch and Go Records · 1995 21.320