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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100657

Mucho Sabina Joaquín Sabina · Epic · 1980 4.600

100658 Reunion at Budokan 1981 The Modern Jazz Quartet · wea · 1981 4.600

100659 Ägge bårte katta Euskefeurat · Meukskrede · 1982 4.600

100660 45 Кино · АнТроп · 1982 4.600

100661 Extraterrestrial Live Blue Öyster Cult · Columbia · 1982 4.600

100662 Tell Me a Lie Bettye LaVette · Motown · 1982 4.600

100663 Entre tú y yo Rocío Dúrcal · 1983 4.600

100664 Balance on Wires The Catch · Metronome · 1984 4.600

100665 Christmas Caroling Ray Conniff · Columbia · 1984 4.600

100666 The Word Is Out Jermaine Stewart · Arista · 1984 4.600

100667 Los Kjarkas desde el Japón Los Kjarkas · Lauro Records · 1985 4.600

100668 Ringside at Condon's Eddie Condon · Savoy Jazz · 1985 4.600

100669 Un' Americana a Roma Bonnie Bianco · 1985 4.600

100670 L'idiome sandwich Bernard Lubat · Le Chant du Monde · 1985 4.600

100671 Banging & Sawing Bob Carlin · Rounder · 1985 4.600

100672 Journey to the Centre of Johnny Clarkes Head Peter and the Test Tube Babies · Dojo Records · 1985 4.600

100673 Galloways Jez Lowe · Fellside Recordings · 1985 4.600

100674 Schuur Thing Diane Schuur · GRP · 1985 4.600

100675 Boléro, Alborada Del Gracioso, La Valse, Ma Mère L'Oye Maurice Ravel · Erato · 1985 4.600

100676 Webern: String Trio / Quartet Rondo / Piano Quintet / Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon Anton Webern · Deutsche Grammophon · 1986 4.600

100677 6 Hungarian Rhapsodies Franz Liszt · Philips · 1986 4.600

100678 Alleingang Reinhard Mey · Intercord · 1986 4.600

100679 Gala James Last · Polydor · 1986 4.600

100680 Symphonies nos. 29 & 33 Mozart · Philips · 1986 4.600