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 4193

100609 Patriotic Glory Red, White & Blue 4.620

100610 Bird at the Apollo Charlie Parker 4.620

100611

Jazz in Paris: Blue and Sentimental Guy Lafitte · 1955 4.600

100612 Bags’ Groove Miles Davis · Prestige · 1957 4.600

100613 At Newport The Teddy Wilson Trio · Verve · 1957 4.600

100614 Milestones Miles Davis · CBS · 1958 4.600

100615

Xamego Luiz Gonzaga · RCA Victor · 1958 4.600

100616 Somethin’ Else Cannonball Adderley · Blue Note · 1958 4.600

100617 Madama Butterfly Puccini · RCA Victor Red Seal · 1958 4.600

100618 My Eyes Have Seen Odetta · Vanguard · 1959 4.600

100619 Songs of the British Isles The Norman Luboff Choir · Columbia · 1959 4.600

100620 Award Winning Drummer Max Roach · 1960 4.600

100621 Sing Along and Swing Along Dave Lambert · United Artists · 1960 4.600

100622 The "Voice" of the Sixties! Joanie Sommers · Warner Bros. Records · 1961 4.600

100623 Bothy Ballads of Scotland Ewan MacColl · Folkways Records · 1961 4.600

100624 Recuerdo Chuck Mangione Quintet · Jazzland · 1962 4.600

100625 Stessa spiaggia stesso mare Mina · Italdisc · 1963 4.600

100626 Comin’ On Strong James Moody · Argo · 1964 4.600

100627 The Jack Jones Christmas Album Jack Jones · Kapp Records · 1964 4.600

100628 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · Verve · 1965 4.600

100629 Osta minut Irwin Goodman · Rytmi · 1967 4.600

100630 Blue Lightnin’ Lightnin’ Hopkins · Jewel Records · 1967 4.600

100631 Bolivia con Los Jairas Los Jairas · Campo · 1968 4.600

100632 Always Together: The Dells Musical Menu The Dells · Cadet Records · 1968 4.600