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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73993 That Kind of Girl Precious Metal · Chameleon Records · 1988 9.750

73994 Apples Ian Dury · wea · 1989 9.750

73995 As One Double Trouble · Desire Records · 1990 9.750

73996 The Great Escape Zinatra · Mercury Records · 1990 9.750

73997 Irish Times Patrick Street · 1990 9.750

73998 Walk on Water Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods · Warner Bros. Records · 1990 9.750

73999 Lagoon Nik Tyndall · Hearts of Space Records · 1990 9.750

74000 The Wild Places Dan Fogelberg · Epic · 1990 9.750

74001 Red Warrior Ronald Shannon Jackson · 1990 9.750

74002 Sepelio en el mar Transmetal · Discos y Cintas Denver · 1990 9.750

74003 Good Woman Gladys Knight · MCA Records · 1991 9.750

74004 Magie Philippe Robrecht · BMG Ariola Belgium · 1992 9.750

74005 Horn Riffs for DJs Maceo Parker · Tuff City · 1992 9.750

74006 Partners Flaco Jiménez · 1992 9.750

74007 Table Swimming The Popgun · Mercury Records · 1992 9.750

74008 Burial at Sea Transmetal · Grind Core · 1992 9.750

74009 Musica de Sobrevivência Egberto Gismonti Group · ECM Records · 1993 9.750

74010 Never Let Me Go Luther Vandross · Epic · 1993 9.750

74011 Holy Bandits Oysterband · Cooking Vinyl · 1993 9.750

74012

The Mansa of Mali...a Retrospective Salif Keita · 1994 9.750

74013 Pissed Dangerous Toys · DMZ Records · 1994 9.750

74014 Generation Six-Pack Pure · Atlantic · 1994 9.750

74015 What Mattered Most Ty Herndon · Epic · 1995 9.750

74016 2 Foot Flame 2 Foot Flame · Matador · 1995 9.750