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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75313

Hard Words From a Soft Mouth Passion Fodder · Barclay · 1985 9.360

75314 Symphonic Dances, op. 64 / Norwegian Dances, op. 35 / Lyric Suite, op. 54 Edvard Grieg · Deutsche Grammophon · 1986 9.360

75315 Pool It! The Monkees · Rhino · 1987 9.360

75316 Emergency Broadcast White Heart · Sparrow Records · 1987 9.360

75317 Tuba City Bim Skala Bim · Ska Records · 1988 9.360

75318

The Heart of It All Earl Thomas Conley · RCA · 1988 9.360

75319 Not Yet Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · Soul Note · 1988 9.360

75320

China China · Vertigo · 1988 9.360

75321 A New Kind of Assassin James Ray and The Performance · Merciful Release · 1989 9.360

75322 June Pointer June Pointer · Columbia · 1989 9.360

75323 Mr. Swing King Gnags · Genlyd · 1989 9.360

75324 Cardiffians Devine and Statton · Les Disques du Crépuscule · 1990 9.360

75325 Down in There Greg Brown · Red House Records · 1990 9.360

75326 Not of This World Dash Rip Rock · 1990 9.360

75327 Polysonik Manu Dibango · Fnac Music · 1990 9.360

75328 String of Pearls Deborah Conway · Mushroom Records · 1991 9.360

75329 Everybody Has One Noisy Mama · ATCO Records · 1991 9.360

75330 Land of a Thousand Churches Suns of Arqa · Arka Sound · 1991 9.360

75331

Badmotorfinger Soundgarden · A&M Records · 1991 9.360

75332 Twilight Time Stratovarius · Bluelight Records · 1991 9.360

75333 You Take My Breath Away Herman van Veen · Polydor · 1992 9.360

75334 The Mermaid's Song The Tannahill Weavers · Green Linnet · 1992 9.360

75335 In My Wildest Dreams Tom Grant · 1992 9.360

75336 Songs for Love Tete Montoliu · enja · 1992 9.360