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 2761

66241

Red (Taylor’s Version) Taylor Swift · Republic Records · 2021 11.840

66242 Horn of Plenty Dizzy Gillespie · Blue Note · 1953 11.830

66243 Introducing Milli Vernon · Storyville · 1956 11.830

66244 Afternoon in Paris John Lewis · Atlantic · 1957 11.830

66245 Early Art Art Farmer · Prestige · 1961 11.830

66246 Happy All the Time Joseph Spence · Elektra · 1964 11.830

66247

One for John Frank Wright · BYG Records · 1970 11.830

66248 We Come to Smash This Time Smash · Philips · 1971 11.830

66249 Future Days Can · United Artists · 1973 11.830

66250 Night of the Mark VII Clifford Jordan Quartet · Muse Records · 1975 11.830

66251 Visitation Sam Jones · SteepleChase · 1978 11.830

66252 Liebeslieder am Ultimo Georg Kreisler · Intercord · 1979 11.830

66253 Lisker Lisker · Elkar · 1979 11.830

66254 Amor de compra y venta Los Chichos · Philips · 1980 11.830

66255 Stahlmusik Einstürzende Neubauten · Eisengrau · 1980 11.830

66256 Il teatro di Giorgio Gaber Giorgio Gaber · Carosello · 1982 11.830

66257 Ancora una volta con sentimento I Nomadi · CGD · 1982 11.830

66258 Without the Fanfare Mary Black · 1985 11.830

66259

Songs From the Big Chair Tears for Fears · Mercury Records · 1985 11.830

66260 Kitsch Kitsch · Audiovisuals de Sarrià · 1989 11.830

66261 Oresteïa Iannis Xenakis · 1990 11.830

66262 Ispepnaibara The Vocokesh · RRRecords · 1990 11.830

66263 Head Down Moev · Nettwerk · 1990 11.830

66264 Shades of Shadow Quintana and Speer · 1990 11.830