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 3001

72001 Mystic Energy Osibisa · Songhai Empire · 1980 10.220

72002 Awakening Kevin Peek · Ariola · 1981 10.220

72003 Music on Both Sides The Records · Virgin · 1982 10.220

72004 Por el camino Víctor Manuel · CBS · 1983 10.220

72005 The Whisper David Essex · Mercury Records · 1983 10.220

72006 Quasar The Jimmy Giuffre 4 · Soul Note · 1985 10.220

72007 La Mer / Trois Nocturnes Debussy · Philips · 1985 10.220

72008 Waiting For No One Carnival Season · What Goes On Records · 1987 10.220

72009 Are You Shakespearienced? Trip Shakespeare · 1989 10.220

72010 The Truth of What Will Be... Epidemic · 1989 10.220

72011 State of the Heart Mary Chapin Carpenter · Columbia · 1989 10.220

72012 Now Dub Black Uhuru · Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings · 1990 10.220

72013 Blumenkraft Lolita Pop · 1990 10.220

72014 No Sleep 'til the Stardust Motel Coffin Break · C/Z Records · 1991 10.220

72015 Duophonic Charles & Eddie · Capitol Records · 1992 10.220

72016 The Ultraconformist Momus · Richmond Records · 1992 10.220

72017 Freedom Freedom Williams · Columbia · 1993 10.220

72018

Urbanator Michał Urbaniak · Hip Bop Records · 1994 10.220

72019 Machine Bites The Fair Sex · 1994 10.220

72020 Walking Away a Winner Kathy Mattea · Mercury Records · 1994 10.220

72021 Home Improvements Fluf · Headhunter Records · 1994 10.220

72022 Keep It All Turning Mind Odyssey · Victor · 1994 10.220

72023 Blues of the Month Club Joe Louis Walker · Verve · 1995 10.220

72024 Legendy Arakain · Popron Music · 1995 10.220