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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75841 The Crests Sing All Biggies The Crests · Coed · 1960 9.240

75842 Big Bags Milt Jackson · Riverside · 1962 9.240

75843 Alex Harvey and His Soul Band Alex Harvey and His Soul Band · Polydor · 1964 9.240

75844 Golden Boy Quincy Jones · Mercury Records · 1964 9.240

75845 Peachy Intersystems · Streamline · 1967 9.240

75846 Sessions Fred Neil · Capitol Records · 1968 9.240

75847

Wheels of Fire Cream · Polydor · 1968 9.240

75848 Rhythm and Poetry Charles Wright · Warner Bros. Records · 1972 9.240

75849 Time Change a Natural Progression Sherbet · Infinity · 1972 9.240

75850 Come On Home Petula Clark · Polydor · 1974 9.240

75851

Gold Elmer Bernstein · Philips · 1974 9.240

75852 King Cobra Woody Herman · Fantasy · 1975 9.240

75853

Sun and Steel Iron Butterfly · MCA Records · 1975 9.240

75854 Choros Do Brasil Turibio Santos · 1977 9.240

75855 Gonna Get Through Cleo Laine · RCA Victor · 1978 9.240

75856 Living Room Suite Harry Chapin · Elektra · 1978 9.240

75857 Ein Schritt weiter Juliane Werding · Hansa · 1978 9.240

75858 Body Rhythm Supercharge · Virgin · 1979 9.240

75859 Dixie Dreams Jerry Reed · RCA Victor · 1981 9.240

75860 Party Upstairs Jim Pembroke · Johanna · 1981 9.240

75861 Unlimited Reba McEntire · Mercury Records · 1982 9.240

75862

Rio Duran Duran · EMI · 1982 9.240

75863 Etiquette of Violence David J · Situation Two · 1983 9.240

75864 Kiss the Tears Away Silly Wizard · Shanachie · 1983 9.240