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

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89785 16 Yr. Old Soul Billy Preston · Derby Records · 1962 6.370

89786 Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain Frank Sinatra · 1962 6.370

89787 Walk Right In Gus Cannon · Stax · 1962 6.370

89788 ’Round Midnight Betty Carter · ATCO Records · 1963 6.370

89789 Lieder zum Fürchten Georg Kreisler · Unikum · 1963 6.370

89790 Le canzoni del tabarin / Canzoni da cortile Milva · Cetra · 1964 6.370

89791 The Latin World of Pepe Jaramillo Pepe Jaramillo · Parlophone · 1964 6.370

89792 Chitarra Franco Cerri · Columbia · 1964 6.370

89793 Viisumi keväästä syksyyn Muksut · 1967 6.370

89794 Time Alone Will Tell and Other Great Hits of Today Jerry Vale · Columbia · 1967 6.370

89795 Stompin' Shirley Scott · Prestige · 1968 6.370

89796 Sekai Wa Futari No Tameni James Last · Polydor · 1968 6.370

89797 Midnight Creeper Lou Donaldson · Blue Note · 1968 6.370

89798 Signs of the Zodiac: Sagittarius Mort Garson · A&M Records · 1969 6.370

89799 Hino’s “Journey to Air” Group Everything Everything Everything · CANYON · 1970 6.370

89800 Clear Spot Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band · Rhino · 1972 6.370

89801 To Whom It May Concern Bee Gees · Polydor · 1972 6.370

89802 Manman zô Meridional des Cayes · 1972 6.370

89803 People in Me Abbey Lincoln · Philips · 1973 6.370

89804 I Call It Trouble Barbara Acklin · Brunswick · 1973 6.370

89805 Virtuoso Variations for Guitar John Williams · CBS · 1974 6.370

89806 I Admire You Larry Marshall · See Me Yah · 1975 6.370

89807 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 Tchaikovsky · His Master’s Voice · 1976 6.370

89808

Party Time The Heptones · Island · 1976 6.370