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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101497

Whitney Houston Whitney Houston · Arista · 1985 4.400

101498

Live/1975–85 Bruce Springsteen · CBS · 1985 4.400

101499 Don Gibson & Los Indios Tabarajas Don Gibson · 1986 4.400

101500 Amplifier The Dance Exponents · 1986 4.400

101501 Tant de choses à vous dire / Calamity Jane Anne Sylvestre · A. Sylvestre · 1986 4.400

101502 Inspiration Laurens van Rooyen · Philips · 1986 4.400

101503 Images Michael Garrison · Windspell Records · 1986 4.400

101504 Mariana Mariana · CBS · 1986 4.400

101505 The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby and the Range · RCA · 1986 4.400

101506 The Right Moment Barbara Dickson · 1986 4.400

101507 Undivided First Call · Word · 1986 4.400

101508 The Four Temperaments / Nobilissima visione Paul Hindemith · 1986 4.400

101509 Solitude Standing Suzanne Vega · A&M Records · 1987 4.400

101510 Everything's Forgiven The Monroes · 1987 4.400

101511 Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Posthorn-Serenade Mozart · Deutsche Grammophon · 1987 4.400

101512 Dancing With Strangers Chris Rea · Magnet · 1987 4.400

101513 Op dolle toeren André van Duin · CNR · 1987 4.400

101514 Corry & Koos Corry · CNR · 1987 4.400

101515 Sanctified Dreams Tim Berne · Columbia · 1987 4.400

101516 Motets John Dunstable · EMI · 1987 4.400

101517 The Seed and the Sower The Enid · 1988 4.400

101518

Front by Front Front 242 · Red Rhino Europe · 1988 4.400

101519 Chick Corea featuring Lionel Hampton Chick Corea · Bellaphon · 1988 4.400

101520 Magical Trio 2 James Williams · EmArcy · 1988 4.400