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

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73033 Happy to Be Here Proof of Utah · No Man’s Land · 1988 9.960

73034 Beethoven or Bust Don Dorsey · Telarc Digital · 1988 9.960

73035 Kanka Kuru Abdul Tee-Jay's Rokoto · 1989 9.960

73036

Sève qui peut Ange · Celluloid · 1989 9.960

73037 Hedningarna Hedningarna · Alice Musik Produktion · 1989 9.960

73038 Screwed Blued & Tattooed Sleeze Beez · Red Bullet · 1989 9.960

73039 La Traversee de Paris Michael Nyman · 1989 9.960

73040 Century Flower Shelleyan Orphan · Rough Trade · 1989 9.960

73041 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey · 1990 9.960

73042 Formula One Generation The Pooh Sticks · Fierce Recordings · 1990 9.960

73043 L'Utopiste Victory of the Better Man · CMP Records · 1991 9.960

73044 Pure The Times · Creation Records · 1991 9.960

73045 Change Pepsi & Shirlie · 1991 9.960

73046 Des fleurs pour un caméléon Lio · Polydor · 1991 9.960

73047 Special Quartet David Murray · Columbia · 1991 9.960

73048 Follow For Now Follow for Now · 1991 9.960

73049

The Incredible Sound Machine Mantronix · Capitol Records · 1991 9.960

73050 Body & Soul Erroll Garner · Columbia · 1991 9.960

73051 Outskirts of Town The Prestige Blues-Swingers · 1992 9.960

73052 Além do espelho João Nogueira · Som Livre · 1992 9.960

73053 Square the Circle Joan Armatrading · A&M Records · 1992 9.960

73054 Zeet de jongs Boh Foi Toch · 1992 9.960

73055 Masters of the Glueniverse Disorder · Desperate Attempt Records · 1992 9.960

73056 Matter Rock: Hommage à Mani Matter Mani Matter · 1992 9.960