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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92641 Autumn in New York Tal Farlow · Verve · 1955 5.810

92642 The Modern Jazz Sextet The Modern Jazz Sextet · Columbia Records · 1956 5.810

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Porgy and Bess Miles Davis · Columbia · 1958 5.810

92644 False True Lovers Shirley Collins · Folkways Records · 1959 5.810

92645 Hammond Gone Cha-Cha Jackie Davis · Capitol Records · 1959 5.810

92646 Ports of Paradise Alfred Newman · Capitol Records · 1960 5.810

92647 Christmas Spirituals Odetta · Vanguard · 1960 5.810

92648 Mr. Easy Jesse Belvin · RCA · 1960 5.810

92649 Sweet Dreams Don Gibson · RCA Victor · 1961 5.810

92650 The Return of the Doodletown Fifers Sauter–Finegan and Their Orchestra · 1961 5.810

92651 Who Tore Your Trousers? Ivor Cutler · Decca Records · 1961 5.810

92652

The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra The Modern Jazz Quartet · Atlantic · 1961 5.810

92653 A Touch of Blue The Jonah Jones Quartet · Capitol Records · 1962 5.810

92654 What Kind of Fool Am I? Keely Smith · Dot Records · 1962 5.810

92655 Arrivederci, Roma Jerry Vale · Columbia · 1963 5.810

92656 Orgao, Sax E Sexy Walter Wanderley · Philips · 1964 5.810

92657 Introducing Louie Ramírez Louie Ramírez · J&N Records · 1964 5.810

92658 En Direct Du Bilboquet Les Lionceaux · Mercury Records · 1965 5.810

92659 J.J.! J.J. Johnson · RCA Victor · 1965 5.810

92660 Soul Sounds The Three Souls · Argo · 1965 5.810

92661 Shades of a Genius Mitty Collier · Chess · 1965 5.810

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Jefferson Airplane Takes Off Jefferson Airplane · RCA Victor · 1966 5.810

92663 Roll Truck Roll Red Simpson · Capitol Records · 1966 5.810

92664 Satisfaction! Don Patterson · Prestige · 1966 5.810