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?

The full board · page 3271

78481 Greatest Hits Fleetwood Mac · Warner Bros. Records · 1988 8.600

78482 15th Anniversary Celebration: Live at the Kennedy Center The Seldom Scene · Sugar Hill Records · 1988 8.600

78483 Altars of Madness Morbid Angel · Earache Records · 1989 8.600

78484 Sea Airs Rick Wakeman · President Records · 1989 8.600

78485 Rubber Cage The Work · InPolySons · 1989 8.600

78486 Sky’s Beyond Karunesh · Oreade Music · 1989 8.600

78487 Struggling Electric and Chemical Dustdevils · Matador · 1990 8.600

78488 Let’s Fall in Love Nat King Cole · EMI · 1990 8.600

78489 Cantilena Bill Douglas · Hearts of Space Records · 1990 8.600

78490 White Out Johannes Schmoelling · Polydor · 1990 8.600

78491

In the Solo Spotlight! Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars · 1990 8.600

78492 The Electric Harmonica Genius Little Walter · 1990 8.600

78493 Footprints Jai Uttal · 1990 8.600

78494 Stillsearching Arcansiel · Contempo Records · 1990 8.600

78495 Yellow Man With Heart With Wings Robert Ashley · Lovely Music, Ltd. · 1990 8.600

78496 Too Much Pain Little Milton · Malaco Records · 1990 8.600

78497 Angelbite Claw Boys Claw · 1990 8.600

78498

The Boogie Chillen Man John Lee Hooker · 1990 8.600

78499 Last Home Caspar Brötzmann · Pathological Records · 1990 8.600

78500 Behind the Light Osamu Kitajima · Higher Octave Music · 1991 8.600

78501 Eda Wobu Art Ensemble of Chicago · Jazz Music Yesterday · 1991 8.600

78502 Remembering John McCoy Tyner · enja · 1991 8.600

78503 Hope Scope David Murray Octet · Black Saint · 1991 8.600

78504 From the Heart Tommy Page · Warner Bros. Records · 1991 8.600