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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45289 Night Song Ketil Bjørnstad · ECM Records · 2011 20.013

45290 Cristalli Liquidi Cristalli Liquidi · 2017 20.013

45291 A Jazz Celebration Of The Allman Brothers Band Big Band Of Brothers · New West Records · 2019 20.013

45292 The Donny Osmond Album Donny Osmond · Republic Records · 1971 20.010

45293 Going Public Bruce Johnston · Columbia · 1977 20.010

45294 You’re Welcome! BZN · Mercury Records · 1978 20.010

45295 Meanwhile...Back in the States Big Daddy · Rhino · 1985 20.010

45296 The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century Men Without Hats · Mercury Records · 1989 20.010

45297 Lambretta Lambretta · Polar · 2001 20.010

45298 In My Mind Pharrell · Star Trak · 2006 20.010

45299 Scared Famous Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti · Mexican Summer · 2006 20.010

45300 With Lasers Bonde do Rolê · Domino · 2007 20.010

45301 Ginger Gaëtan Roussel · Barclay · 2010 20.010

45302 Calendar Girl Julie London · Liberty · 1956 20.010

45303 Just Wailin' Herbie Mann · New Jazz · 1959 20.010

45304 The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells · Motown · 1962 20.010

45305 United Marvin Gaye · Tamla · 1967 20.010

45306 Keep On Moving The Paul Butterfield Blues Band · Elektra · 1969 20.010

45307 Koenig: Terminus II / Funktion Grün / Pongrácz: Phonothese / Riehn: Chants de Maldoror Gottfried Michael Koenig · Deutsche Grammophon · 1970 20.010

45308 Fully Realized Charlie Rich · Mercury Records · 1974 20.010

45309 La casa del lago Saint Just · Harvest · 1974 20.010

45310 Humanos Pastoral · Cabal · 1976 20.010

45311 Jailbreak Thin Lizzy · Vertigo · 1976 20.010

45312 The Jeff Lorber Fusion The Jeff Lorber Fusion · Inner City Records · 1977 20.010