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 1898

45529 T'innamorerai Marco Masini · Ricordi · 1993 19.920

45530 Hootie Mack Bell Biv DeVoe · MCA Australia · 1993 19.920

45531 Cholymelan Diary of Dreams · Dion Fortune · 1994 19.920

45532 41 Swell · Beggars Banquet · 1994 19.920

45533 Rekooperation Al Kooper · MusicMasters · 1994 19.920

45534 The Piano Concerto / MGV Michael Nyman · Argo · 1994 19.920

45535 The Best of Big Country Big Country · Mercury Records · 1994 19.920

45536 The Most Sensational Top Cat · 1994 19.920

45537 Michelle Gayle Michelle Gayle · RCA · 1994 19.920

45538 Beautiful Ammunition Adrian Borland · Resolve Records · 1994 19.920

45539 Abandoned Garden Michael Franks · Warner Bros. Records · 1995 19.920

45540 I Think About You Collin Raye · Epic · 1995 19.920

45541 Inscape Tactile · 1996 19.920

45542 One-Six-Four-One-Seven Impulse · !K7 · 1996 19.920

45543 Keepin It Real 25 ta Life · 1996 19.920

45544

Días grises Los Flechazos · Elefant Records · 1996 19.920

45545 Forest for the Trees Forest for the Trees · DreamWorks Records · 1997 19.920

45546 Slant 6 Mind Greg Brown · Red House Records · 1997 19.920

45547 Embraced by the Absolute Autumn Leaves · Serious Entertainment · 1997 19.920

45548

Circlesongs Bobby McFerrin · Sony Classical · 1997 19.920

45549 Sweet Sixteen Royal Trux · 1997 19.920

45550 On/Off Zzino vs. Accelerator · Re-load Records · 1997 19.920

45551 A Series of Sneaks Spoon · Elektra · 1998 19.920

45552 Walking on Music Corona · BP · 1998 19.920