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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98737 Celluloid The Audience · Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics · 2007 4.800

98738 Da REAList Plies · Atlantic · 2008 4.800

98739 High in the Lowlands Mattias Hellberg · Kning Disk · 2011 4.800

98740 KU:PALM Photek · Photek Productions · 2012 4.800

98741 The Hawk Returns Coleman Hawkins · Savoy Records · 1955 4.800

98742 Sophisticated Savage Augie Colón · Liberty · 1959 4.800

98743 The Big Sax and the Big Voice of Sam Butera Sam Butera · Capitol Records · 1959 4.800

98744 Christmas Carols Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra · Dot Records · 1959 4.800

98745 Chicago Blues Session Sunnyland Slim · 77 Records · 1960 4.800

98746 The Fabulous Four Hands of Frankie Carle Frankie Carle · RCA Victor · 1961 4.800

98747 The Virtuoso Trumpet I Solisti di Zagreb · 1962 4.800

98748 Confessin' The Blues! Billie Poole · Riverside · 1963 4.800

98749 More Sounds of Christmas The Ramsey Lewis Trio · Argo · 1964 4.800

98750 My Man Spike Jones New Band · Liberty · 1964 4.800

98751 Carnival Denny Zeitlin · Columbia · 1964 4.800

98752

Original Folk Blues John Lee Hooker · Kent · 1967 4.800

98753 Senza orario senza bandiera New Trolls · Vinyl Magic · 1968 4.800

98754 Finbar and Eddie Furey Finbar and Eddie Furey · Transatlantic Records · 1968 4.800

98755

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy Julie London · Liberty · 1969 4.800

98756 Flowers in the Valley The Clancy Brothers · CBS · 1969 4.800

98757 Gift of Song Judith Durham · A&M Records · 1970 4.800

98758 El mundo del flamenco Paco de Lucía · Philips · 1971 4.800

98759 Paranoia Picknick Ernst Schultz · Kuckuck · 1971 4.800

98760

Cold Spring Harbor Billy Joel · Family Productions · 1971 4.800