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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104377 The New Lost City Ramblers Vol. 5 The New Lost City Ramblers · Folkways Records · 1963 4.000

104378 The Three Sounds Play Jazz on Broadway The Three Sounds · Mercury Records · 1963 4.000

104379 The Language of Love Jerry Vale · Columbia · 1963 4.000

104380

Little Green Thing Dave Lewis · A&M Records · 1964 4.000

104381 A Very Merry Christmas Bobby Vinton · Epic · 1964 4.000

104382 All Summer Long The Beach Boys · Capitol Records · 1964 4.000

104383 Have Some Nuts!!! Vaughn Meader · Verve · 1964 4.000

104384 The Incomparable Mantovani · Decca Records · 1964 4.000

104385 Ti ruberò Bruno Lauzi · CGD · 1965 4.000

104386 Straight Ahead! Junior Mance · Capitol Records · 1965 4.000

104387 Come Alive! Joanie Sommers · Columbia · 1965 4.000

104388 Le Monde de Ginette Reno Ginette Reno · 1966 4.000

104389 Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · London Records · 1966 4.000

104390 Morning Stands on Tiptoe Dave · Transatlantic Records · 1967 4.000

104391 Watch What Happens Chris Montez · A&M Records · 1968 4.000

104392 Jan Howard Jan Howard · Decca Records · 1969 4.000

104393

Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash · Atlantic · 1969 4.000

104394 Incontro con Mina Mina · PDU · 1969 4.000

104395 Sure Hope You Like It Jeffrey Comanor · A&M Records · 1969 4.000

104396 On the Threshold of a Dream The Moody Blues · Deram · 1969 4.000

104397 The Bold Fenian Men The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem · Columbia · 1969 4.000

104398 Williams: Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble / Penderecki: Pittsburgh Overture / Mayuzumi: Music with Sculpture John T. Williams · Deutsche Grammophon · 1970 4.000

104399 Keep A-Runnin'-It's The Yetties! The Yetties · Argo · 1970 4.000

104400 The Marbles The Marbles · Cotillion · 1970 4.000