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 1912

45865 Pretty Little Stranger Joan Osborne · Vanguard · 2006 19.760

45866 Bluefinger Black Francis · Cooking Vinyl · 2007 19.760

45867

Illumination Tristania · Steamhammer · 2007 19.760

45868 Into White Carly Simon · Columbia · 2007 19.760

45869 Tied & True The Detroit Cobras · Bloodshot Records · 2007 19.760

45870 Book of Longing Philip Glass · Orange Mountain Music · 2007 19.760

45871 Beast Rest Forth Mouth Bear in Heaven · Oblique · 2009 19.760

45872

Iron Front Strike Anywhere · Bridge Nine Records · 2009 19.760

45873 Omnicide Abysmal Torment · Brutal Bands · 2009 19.760

45874

Semper fidelis Nachtmahr · Trisol · 2010 19.760

45875 A Fable Tigran Hamasyan · Verve · 2010 19.760

45876 Blessed Lucinda Williams · Lost Highway · 2011 19.760

45877

The First of the Irish Rovers The Irish Rovers · Decca Records · 1966 19.750

45878 Hungry Wolf Hungry Wolf · Philips · 1970 19.750

45879 The Sounds & Voices of Henry Mancini Henry Mancini · 1972 19.750

45880 Voice Capability Brown · Charisma · 1973 19.750

45881 Fly Through the Country New Grass Revival · Flying Fish Records · 1975 19.750

45882 La Chanson de Paul Serge Reggiani · Polydor · 1975 19.750

45883 Classics for Dreaming James Last · Polydor · 1979 19.750

45884 Aunt Sally Aunt Sally · Undo Records · 1979 19.750

45885 Night Night · Planet · 1979 19.750

45886 Commonwealth New Grass Revival · Flying Fish Records · 1981 19.750

45887 Magic Jorma Kaukonen · 1985 19.750

45888 Cellar Dreams Jad Wio · Garage Records · 1986 19.750