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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97681 Mugzy’s Move Royal Crown Revue · Warner Bros. Records · 1996 4.980

97682 Trail of Tears Billy Ray Cyrus · Mercury Records · 1996 4.980

97683 Bernard Hermann conducts Great British Film Music Bernard Herrmann · London Records · 1996 4.980

97684 Liquor Giants Liquor Giants · Matador · 1996 4.980

97685 Lime Molly McGuire · Epic · 1996 4.980

97686 It's What I Do Billy Dean · Capitol Records Nashville · 1996 4.980

97687 Whole Lotta Blues Dave Hole · 1996 4.980

97688 Symphonies 1-3 Rachmaninoff · Decca Records · 1996 4.980

97689 The Main Attraction Holly Golightly · 1996 4.980

97690 Jungle Life Birth Control · 1996 4.980

97691 Man Neneh Cherry · Virgin · 1996 4.980

97692 Hijacked Marden Hill · Stepping Stone Records · 1996 4.980

97693 Stompin' Grounds The Kentucky Headhunters · BNA Records Label · 1997 4.980

97694 Deep Enough to Dream Chris Rice · 1997 4.980

97695 Unihiekkamyrsky Kaija Koo · WEA Records · 1997 4.980

97696 Freibentos Pangaea · Valve Records · 1997 4.980

97697

Ladies Love Outlaws Waylon Jennings · 1997 4.980

97698 Living in Liquid Liquid Harmony · Sony BMG Music Entertainment · 1997 4.980

97699 Duety Karel Gott · 1997 4.980

97700 La Mer / Images pour orchestre No. 2 "Ibéria" Debussy · EMI Classics · 1997 4.980

97701 Wow... / Bound to Happen William Bell · Stax · 1997 4.980

97702 Underworld The Machine in the Garden · 1997 4.980

97703 Coma Divine: Recorded Live in Rome Porcupine Tree · Delerium Records · 1997 4.980

97704 Ever Since I Was a Kid Protein · Work · 1997 4.980