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 4063

97489

Pretenders Pretenders · Sire Records · 1979 4.980

97490 Highway Sean Delaney · Casablanca Records · 1979 4.980

97491 Testimony Ferron · Lucy Records · 1980 4.980

97492 Charangueando con la Típica 73 Típica 73 · Fania · 1980 4.980

97493

Les Chants magnétiques / Magnetic Fields Jean Michel Jarre · Polydor · 1981 4.980

97494 Tre rose Massimo Bubola · Fado · 1981 4.980

97495 Business As Usual Men at Work · CBS · 1981 4.980

97496 Contremano Cristina · Virgin · 1982 4.980

97497 The Avengers Laurie Johnson · Varèse Sarabande · 1982 4.980

97498 Saints & Sinners Whitesnake · Liberty · 1982 4.980

97499

The Sky’s Gone Out Bauhaus · Beggars Banquet · 1982 4.980

97500 Love Them While We Can Chris Christian · 1983 4.980

97501 Elvis, Scotty and Bill: In the Beginning Elvis Presley · Topline Records · 1984 4.980

97502 Piano, rumpu ja kukka 22‐Pistepirkko · Beta · 1984 4.980

97503 Till We Have Faces Steve Hackett · Start Records · 1984 4.980

97504 First Album Aly Bain · Whirlie Records · 1984 4.980

97505 Meltdown Steve Taylor · Sparrow Records · 1984 4.980

97506 X-Rated Fairy Tales Helios Creed · 1985 4.980

97507 The Firstborn Is Dead Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Mute · 1985 4.980

97508 Missed It by That Much! The Fire Hydrant Men · Backs Records · 1985 4.980

97509 Incredible Journey Bob Mintzer Big Band · Digital Music Products, Inc. · 1985 4.980

97510 Pini di Roma / Fontane di Roma / Feste romane Respighi · EMI Digital · 1985 4.980

97511 Il mondo di Papetti Fausto Papetti · Durium · 1985 4.980

97512 Alphonso S’Entrega Alphonso S’Entrega · Interdisc · 1986 4.980