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 467

11185 Elixir Kaya Project · Interchill Records · 2005 69.520

11186 Lifetracks Tom Middleton · Six Degrees Records · 2007 69.520

11187

Hazyville Actress · 2008 69.520

11188

Reincarnations DJ Koze · Get Physical Music · 2008 69.520

11189 Come Swing With Me! Frank Sinatra · Capitol Records · 1961 69.420

11190

Oora Edgar Broughton Band · Harvest · 1973 69.420

11191 Gold Plated Climax Blues Band · BTM Records · 1976 69.420

11192 The Eye KUKL · Crass Records · 1984 69.420

11193 Terra di nessuno Francesco De Gregori · CBS · 1987 69.420

11194 Ambient Dub, Volume II: Dead Slow Divination · 1993 69.420

11195 Intonarumori Material · Palm Pictures · 1999 69.420

11196 This Is Where I Came In Bee Gees · Universal Records · 2001 69.420

11197 The Brotherhood Running Wild · GUN Records · 2002 69.420

11198

Shape Shifter Coph Nia · 2003 69.420

11199

Following Sea dEUS · 2012 69.420

11200 Part 1 Phantom’s Divine Comedy · Capitol Records · 1974 69.420

11201 Genealogia Perigeo · RCA Italiana · 1974 69.420

11202 Unfinished Masterpiece Eddie Palmieri · Coco Records · 1975 69.420

11203 New York Cake Kano · Mirage · 1981 69.420

11204 Exécution ADX · Madrigal · 1985 69.420

11205 Golem Protector · ATOM H Records · 1988 69.420

11206

White Light From the Mouth of Infinity Swans · Young God Records · 1991 69.420

11207 The Rack Asphyx · Century Media · 1991 69.420

11208 IV Life King Tee · MCA Records · 1994 69.420