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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95737 The Spotnicks in Spain The Spotnicks · 1989 5.390

95738 The Tractatus Suite M.A. Numminen · Eteenpäin! · 1989 5.390

95739 Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry · Success · 1989 5.390

95740 Smoove Full Force · CBS · 1989 5.390

95741 To Slay the Rock-Pig The Membranes · Constrictor · 1989 5.390

95742 Doch die Sehnsucht bleibt Kastelruther Spatzen · Koch-Records International · 1989 5.390

95743 Inner Voices Richard Stoltzman · RCA Victor · 1989 5.390

95744 Cowabonga Melanie · Food for Thought · 1989 5.390

95745 Summertime Bill Evans · 1989 5.390

95746

Empire Queensrÿche · EMI Records USA · 1990 5.390

95747

Rise Daryl Braithwaite · 1990 5.390

95748 Breaking Night India · 1990 5.390

95749 Motive Red Box · 1990 5.390

95750 Today Wonder Ed Kuepper · Survival · 1990 5.390

95751 Colliding Shiny Gnomes · Polydor · 1990 5.390

95752

Salam Touré Kunda · Trema · 1990 5.390

95753 Attainable Love Christine Lavin · Philo · 1990 5.390

95754 No Foolin'! Katie Webster · Alligator · 1991 5.390

95755 Hornucopia Jon Faddis · Epic · 1991 5.390

95756 The Three Kingdoms John Renbourn · Shanachie · 1991 5.390

95757 Underveis Jan Eggum · Grappa · 1991 5.390

95758 Punishments Malhavoc · 1991 5.390

95759 Samen André Hazes · EMI · 1991 5.390

95760 The Power of Cool Donald Harrison · CTI · 1991 5.390