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 2978

71449 Chris Spedding Chris Spedding · RAK · 1976 10.400

71450 Catlook Gypsies Pen Lee · Love Records · 1977 10.400

71451 Goin’ Coconuts Donny & Marie Osmond · Polydor · 1978 10.400

71452 Everybody’s Dancin’ Kool & the Gang · De‐Lite Records · 1978 10.400

71453 Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 Johannes Brahms · Deutsche Grammophon · 1980 10.400

71454 Switched‐On Brandenburgs: The Complete Concertos Wendy Carlos · CBS Records Masterworks · 1980 10.400

71455 Now I’m Easy Eric Bogle · Larrikin Records · 1980 10.400

71456 Motown Superstar Series, Volume 20 Thelma Houston · Motown · 1981 10.400

71457 Selbstbewusst Wolfgang Ambros · Bellaphon · 1981 10.400

71458 Saure Drops und Schokoroll Stoppok · Chlodwig · 1982 10.400

71459 Hurrygames Hurriganes · Scandia · 1984 10.400

71460 Sprint Helena Vondráčková · Supraphon · 1985 10.400

71461 Witch Hunter Grave Digger · Noise Records · 1985 10.400

71462 Basically Sad Element of Crime · Das Büro · 1986 10.400

71463 From All Sides Hiram Bullock · Atlantic · 1986 10.400

71464 Body & Soul Maynard Ferguson · Blackhawk Records · 1986 10.400

71465 One Good Reason Paul Carrack · Chrysalis · 1987 10.400

71466 Glory Road Richard Clapton · wea · 1987 10.400

71467 Turenas / Stria / Phoné / Sabelithe John Chowning · 1988 10.400

71468 Miniature Miniature · JMT · 1988 10.400

71469 Setting Fire to the Earth Leviticus · 1989 10.400

71470 Chain Paul Haig · Circa Records · 1989 10.400

71471

The Best Thing for You Chet Baker · A&M Records · 1989 10.400

71472 Orpheus Ascending Ivo Papasov & His Bulgarian Wedding Band · Hannibal · 1989 10.400