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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74569 Ex-Maniac Babybird · 2010 9.600

74570 Paragate Echtra · 2011 9.600

74571 Cannibal Courtship Dengue Fever · Fantasy · 2011 9.600

74572

John Henry Demos They Might Be Giants · Idlewild Recordings · 2012 9.600

74573

Sunshine Talk Normal · Joyful Noise Recordings · 2012 9.600

74574

Rebetiko gymnastas Vinicio Capossela · 2012 9.600

74575

No Brain. But Balls! Blood God · 2012 9.600

74576

Tiger Talk Yukon Blonde · Dine Alone Records · 2012 9.600

74577 BEYONCÉ Beyoncé · Parkwood Entertainment · 2013 9.600

74578 The Book of Souls Iron Maiden · Parlophone · 2015 9.600

74579 The KYVU Tapes Vol. 1 (1990-1998) Demian Castellanos · 2015 9.600

74580 Six Dream Evil · Century Media · 2017 9.600

74581 Woebegone Gloomy Whispers · 2020 9.600

74582

Songs of a Lost World The Cure · Polydor · 2024 9.600

74583 Acid Dirtsman 9.600

74584 The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams Pepper Adams · Regent Records · 1958 9.570

74585 National Ska: Pain In My Belly Prince Buster · Blue Beat · 1964 9.570

74586 Amen! The Staple Singers · Epic · 1965 9.570

74587 The Art of Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe · Immediate · 1966 9.570

74588 In Our Image The Everly Brothers · Warner Bros. Records · 1966 9.570

74589 Love Potion #9 Johnny “Hammond” Smith · Prestige · 1967 9.570

74590

John Wesley Harding Bob Dylan · Columbia · 1967 9.570

74591 Trust In Me Soul Flutes · CTI · 1968 9.570

74592 Better Than Ever Joe Simon · Sound Stage 7 · 1969 9.570