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 414

9913

The Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra · Harvest · 1971 75.050

9914 Windows Taï Phong · wea · 1976 75.050

9915 Rhythm and Romance Rosanne Cash · Columbia · 1985 75.050

9916 Painted From Memory Elvis Costello · Mercury Records · 1998 75.050

9917 Die besten Jahre International Music · 2018 75.050

9918 EB 84 The Everly Brothers · Mercury Records · 1984 75.000

9919 Everybody’s Got a Little… Soul Carmel · London Records · 1987 75.000

9920

Strays Jane’s Addiction · Capitol Records · 2003 75.000

9921 TRB Two Tom Robinson Band · EMI · 1979 74.900

9922 So Much for the City The Thrills · Virgin · 2003 74.900

9923 Yesterday’s Dreams Four Tops · Motown · 1968 74.880

9924 Piano Improvisations, Volume 2 Chick Corea · ECM Records · 1971 74.880

9925 Sons of Beaches Australian Crawl · Universal · 1982 74.880

9926 Victims of the Future Gary Moore · 10 Records · 1983 74.880

9927

Sunmachine Dario G · Kinetic Records · 1998 74.880

9928 Divine Design Electric Universe · Spirit Zone Recordings · 2000 74.880

9929 Tim Hardin 2 Tim Hardin · Verve Forecast · 1967 74.820

9930 Strike Like Lightning Lonnie Mack · Sonet · 1985 74.820

9931 Prototypes Alva Noto · Mille Plateaux · 2000 74.820

9932 Bayou paradis Gez Varley · Force Inc. Music Works · 2001 74.820

9933

Le Voyage de Sahar Anouar Brahem · ECM Records · 2006 74.820

9934

Steingarten Pole · ~scape · 2007 74.820

9935 From Home to Home Fairfield Parlour · Vertigo · 1970 74.820

9936 Focus II Focus · Imperial · 1971 74.820