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?

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73345 Kyoto Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · Riverside · 1964 9.840

73346 Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle Oliver Nelson · impulse! · 1966 9.840

73347 Remember the Wind and the Rain Jaime Brockett · Capitol Records · 1968 9.840

73348 Prince Heathen Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick · Fontana · 1969 9.840

73349 Il Commissario Pepe Armando Trovajoli · RCA Original Cast · 1969 9.840

73350 Soul Children The Soul Children · Stax · 1969 9.840

73351 Welcome Home Clyde McPhatter · Decca Records · 1970 9.840

73352 Mánar Mánar · 1971 9.840

73353 Arthur Fielder & The Boston Pops Play The Beatles Arthur Fiedler · RCA Camden · 1971 9.840

73354 Pictures of Moments to Remember The Statler Brothers · Mercury Records · 1971 9.840

73355 Insight Modulation Zanagoria · Gemelli · 1972 9.840

73356 Nasty! Johnny “Hammond” Smith · Prestige · 1972 9.840

73357 Songs That Made America Famous Patrick Sky · Adelphi Records · 1973 9.840

73358 The Mighty Mighty Dells The Dells · Chess · 1973 9.840

73359 New Day Flying Norwegians · Sonet · 1974 9.840

73360 Dory Previn Dory Previn · Warner Bros. Records · 1974 9.840

73361 A Place in the Sun Barbara Acklin · Capitol Records · 1975 9.840

73362

Horses Patti Smith · Arista · 1975 9.840

73363 For You the Old Women Mirthrandir · 1976 9.840

73364 Love Crazy The Miracles · CBS · 1977 9.840

73365 Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra · Alfa · 1978 9.840

73366 Redneck Jazz Danny Gatton · 1978 9.840

73367 En natt forbi Jan Eggum · CBS · 1979 9.840

73368 Disco Fever The Sylvers · Casablanca Records · 1979 9.840