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 3703

88849 High Voltage Maynard Ferguson · Intima · 1987 6.570

88850 Sundance Season R. Carlos Nakai · Celestial Harmonies · 1988 6.570

88851 Concierto de Aranjuez Miles Davis · 1988 6.570

88852 Uzeb Club UZEB · Cream Records · 1989 6.570

88853 Mecca Age of Chance · Charisma · 1989 6.570

88854 Way to Salvation Secret Discovery · 1989 6.570

88855 Safety Zone GNP · Virgin Records Canada · 1989 6.570

88856 Smash One Bad Pig · 1989 6.570

88857 Love and War 8084 · 1989 6.570

88858 Stolen Moments John Hiatt · A&M Records · 1990 6.570

88859 Goodbye Sweden Fleshquartet · 1990 6.570

88860 Aion Dead Can Dance · 4AD · 1990 6.570

88861 You Will Anne Murray · Liberty · 1990 6.570

88862 Mississippi Lad Teddy Edwards · Antilles · 1991 6.570

88863 Cinema Italiano: Music of Ennio Morricone & Nino Rota Henry Mancini · RCA Victor · 1991 6.570

88864 Kohldampf Kohl & The Gang · Polydor · 1991 6.570

88865 All Over the World Wailing Souls · Columbia · 1992 6.570

88866 Candyland James McMurtry · Columbia · 1992 6.570

88867 Dovetail Mecca Normal · K · 1992 6.570

88868 Under Midnight Under Midnight · 1992 6.570

88869 Gud hjälpe... Traste Lindéns Kvintett · Silence Records · 1992 6.570

88870 Pet the Fish Wish For Eden · Tooth & Nail Records · 1993 6.570

88871 Promenade With Duke Michel Petrucciani · Blue Note · 1993 6.570

88872 Full Attention Beres Hammond · VP Records · 1993 6.570