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 1960

47017 Stained Glass Stories Cathedral · 1978 19.140

47018 Super Gasoline Blues Roberto Ciotti · Cramps Records · 1978 19.140

47019 Symptome - Dei Flamen Dialis · F.L.V.M. · 1979 19.140

47020 Greatest Hits Pop Rivets · 1979 19.140

47021 Playtime Phase 7 · Broad Records · 1980 19.140

47022 宇宙刑事ギャバン渡辺宙明 · Columbia · 1982 19.140

47023 Rock Away Your Teardrops Chris Norman · 1982 19.140

47024 An Old‐Fashioned Christmas Carpenters · A&M Records · 1984 19.140

47025 Thoroughbred Men Resistance 77 · Rot Records · 1984 19.140

47026 The Seeds / A Web of Sound The Seeds · GNP Crescendo Records · 1987 19.140

47027 Floating Whispers Michael Stearns · Sonic Atmospheres · 1987 19.140

47028 Taking the World by Storm Demon · Sonic · 1989 19.140

47029 Portraits Clark Terry · Chesky Records · 1989 19.140

47030 No Name for the Baby The Bates · 1989 19.140

47031 Underexposed Paul Laurence · Capitol Records · 1989 19.140

47032 Cornucopia Stanley Jordan · Blue Note · 1990 19.140

47033 Time After Time Timmy T · Quality Records of America · 1990 19.140

47034 Only Human Jeffrey Osborne · Arista · 1990 19.140

47035 Slow-Up X-Legged Sally · Sub Rosa · 1991 19.140

47036 Where Dey At? Lo-Key · Perspective · 1992 19.140

47037 Mc Gillroy the Housefly Incubator · 1992 19.140

47038 Five Easy Pieces Dirty Looks · 1992 19.140

47039 ¿Dónde está Judas? Reincidentes · Discos Suicidas · 1992 19.140

47040 On a Clear Day George Shearing · Concord Jazz · 1993 19.140