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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86665 Hand. Cannot. Erase. Steven Wilson · Kscope · 2015 7.020

86666 A Time of Changes Blitzkrieg · High Roller Records · 2015 7.020

86667 Pickpocket's Locket Frog Eyes · Paper Bag Records · 2015 7.020

86668 Atom Moonbeam · Black Hole Recordings · 2015 7.020

86669

Madame X Madonna · Interscope Records · 2019 7.020

86670 Dedicated Carly Rae Jepsen · Interscope Records · 2019 7.020

86671 Live at Under the Bridge: The 45th Anniversary Concert Curved Air · 2019 7.020

86672 Rhythms of the South Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra · London Records · 1958 7.000

86673 The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio · Capitol Records · 1958 7.000

86674 Exotic Sounds From the Silver Screen Martin Denny · Liberty · 1960 7.000

86675 Hedge & Donna Hedge & Donna · Capitol Records · 1968 7.000

86676 Signs of the Zodiac: Scorpio Mort Garson · A&M Records · 1969 7.000

86677 The Early Years: Volume 2 George Shearing · Everest Records · 1969 7.000

86678

American Pie Don McLean · United Artists · 1971 7.000

86679 Great Balls of Fire Mae West · 1972 7.000

86680 Life Exuma · Kama Sutra · 1973 7.000

86681 Wild Thing Fancy · Big Tree Records · 1974 7.000

86682 Portrait of P.D.Q. Bach P.D.Q. Bach · Vanguard · 1977 7.000

86683 White Rock Rick Wakeman · A&M Records · 1977 7.000

86684 V živo Tomaž · RTV Ljubljana · 1977 7.000

86685

AFT Joanne Brackeen · 1978 7.000

86686 Images Barde · Polydor · 1978 7.000

86687 Boulevard de l'océan Gérard Lenorman · Carrère · 1979 7.000

86688 Speedway Blvd. Speedway Blvd. · Epic · 1980 7.000