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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89593 The Gatherer A-Sun Amissa · Consouling Sounds · 2017 6.400

89594 Maybe Tomorrow Mike Tramp · Target Records · 2017 6.400

89595 The Trip Takers The Trip Takers · Area Pirata · 2017 6.400

89596 Reminisce Bar & Grill Walter Martin · 2018 6.400

89597 The Shadow at the World’s End Revolting · Transcending Obscurity Records · 2020 6.400

89598 Binary Sunset Massacre Bantha Rider · 2020 6.400

89599 i/o Peter Gabriel · Real World · 2023 6.400

89600 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish · Darkroom Records · 2024 6.400

89601 Accent on Bamboo Tak Shindo · Capitol Records · 1959 6.390

89602 Standing Room Only! The Highwaymen · United Artists · 1961 6.390

89603 Cheyenne Frontier Days Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys · Capitol Records · 1962 6.390

89604 Lonely Is the Name Sammy Davis Jr. · 1968 6.390

89605 Without Her Jack Jones · RCA Victor · 1968 6.390

89606 Songs We Sang 68 The Hep Stars · Warner Music Sweden · 1968 6.390

89607 Ostrov Heleny Vondráčkové Helena Vondráčková · Supraphon · 1970 6.390

89608 Piano Rags by Scott Joplin Scott Joplin · Nonesuch · 1970 6.390

89609 Give a Damn Pete Jolly · A&M Records · 1970 6.390

89610

Pictures at an Exhibition Emerson, Lake & Palmer · Island · 1971 6.390

89611 Jumbo Jumbo · Philips · 1972 6.390

89612

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Bruce Springsteen · Columbia · 1973 6.390

89613 Punainen lanka Punainen lanka · Love Records · 1976 6.390

89614 Songs Waterloo & Robinson · 1976 6.390

89615 The Ceilidh Album Dave Swarbrick · Sonet · 1978 6.390

89616 Me'n Ole Pete Jimmy Martin · 1978 6.390