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 2596

62281 Surf Ride Art Pepper · Savoy Records · 1957 13.020

62282 Love Ballads Clyde McPhatter · Atlantic · 1958 13.020

62283 Affectionate Fink Harold McNair · Island · 1965 13.020

62284 Plays Great Songs Luiz Bonfá · Dot Records · 1968 13.020

62285 Natural Man J.B. Lenoir · Chess · 1970 13.020

62286 Big Five Prince Buster · Skank Records · 1972 13.020

62287 Bag-O-Wire Bag-O-Wire · Klik · 1975 13.020

62288 Why Not... Don Patterson · Muse Records · 1978 13.020

62289 Rialzu Rialzu · Soleil Zeuhl · 1978 13.020

62290 Marie Léonor Marie Léonor · Philips · 1979 13.020

62291 גלוי ונעלם יהודית רביץ · NMC United · 1980 13.020

62292 Esta vida me va a matar Los Suaves · Clave Records · 1982 13.020

62293 Let Me Sing Some Elvis Presley Songs Karel Zich · Supraphon · 1983 13.020

62294

Live After Death Iron Maiden · EMI · 1985 13.020

62295 Jamaica, Jamaica Brigadier Jerry · RAS Records · 1985 13.020

62296 One More for the Road Charles Brown · Alligator · 1986 13.020

62297 Strange Meeting Power Tools · Antilles · 1987 13.020

62298 They Never See Moonstomp · Link Records · 1989 13.020

62299 Au service de nos ancêtres Kontingent 88 · Rebelles Européens · 1989 13.020

62300 Born in the Studio Bruce Springsteen · 1989 13.020

62301 Roots and Wings Sheila Chandra · 1989 13.020

62302 41fivin' 415 · Big League Records · 1990 13.020

62303 Grandes éxitos: Etiqueta negra Tino Casal · EMI · 1991 13.020

62304 Sanctuary Barney Wilen · IDA Records · 1991 13.020