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 1945

46657 Kings of the West Coast L.A. Dream Team · MCA Records · 1986 19.320

46658 Shu•bi•dua 12 Shu•bi•dua · 1987 19.320

46659 Excursion on the Version Beats International · London Records · 1991 19.320

46660 Collusion Dead World · Relapse Records · 1992 19.320

46661 Blood, Vampirism and Sadism Diabolos Rising · Kron-H · 1995 19.320

46662 La Roc Rocs Cut La Roc · Skint Records · 2000 19.320

46663 Welcome Back Mase · Bad Boy Records · 2004 19.320

46664 Rise The Answer · Albert Productions · 2006 19.320

46665 Shorland Moke · Universal · 2007 19.320

46666 They Live! Evil Nine · Marine Parade · 2008 19.320

46667 Trouble in Dreams Destroyer · Merge Records · 2008 19.320

46668 The Hits Will Young · 19 Recordings · 2009 19.320

46669 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · Verve · 1957 19.320

46670 The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef · Riverside · 1960 19.320

46671 The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye · Tamla · 1961 19.320

46672 Structurally Sound Booker Ervin · Pacific Jazz · 1967 19.320

46673 Patent Pending Johnny Almond Music Machine · Deram · 1969 19.320

46674

Nursery Cryme Genesis · Charisma · 1971 19.320

46675 Let the People Sing Wolfe Tones · Dolphin Records · 1972 19.320

46676 Paris Encounter Gary Burton · Atlantic · 1972 19.320

46677 3 The Temprees · We Produce Records · 1974 19.320

46678

A Day at the Races Queen · EMI · 1976 19.320

46679

“Heroes” David Bowie · RCA · 1977 19.320

46680

Fever Roy Ayers · Polydor · 1979 19.320