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 476

11401 Being There Tord Gustavsen Trio · ECM Records · 2007 68.530

11402 Thoroughbred Carole King · Ode Records · 1975 68.400

11403 Mauro Scocco Mauro Scocco · 1988 68.400

11404

Maroon Barenaked Ladies · Warner Records · 2000 68.400

11405

Luminessence Keith Jarrett · ECM Records · 1975 68.400

11406

Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger Frank Zappa · EMI · 1984 68.400

11407 The Time Bros · Epic · 1989 68.400

11408 The Band Kept Playing The Electric Flag · Rhino Atlantic · 2002 68.400

11409

The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Chim Chim Cheree, Song of Praise, Nature Boy, Brazilia John Coltrane Quartet · impulse! · 1965 68.400

11410 My Sweet Summer Suite Love Unlimited Orchestra · 20th Century Records · 1976 68.400

11411 Loleatta Loleatta Holloway · Gold Mind · 1976 68.400

11412 From the Dawn of Time Koto · 1992 68.400

11413 Drum ’n’ Bass for Papa Plug · Blue Angel · 1996 68.400

11414 Kostogher Arckanum · Necropolis Records · 1997 68.400

11415 G.R. Deathpile · Hospital Productions · 2003 68.400

11416 Dominium Visurgis Nadja · Transgredient Records · 2010 68.400

11417 Grand Tour Big Big Train · English Electric Recordings · 2019 68.400

11418

Forever for Now April Wine · Aquarius Records · 1977 68.310

11419 Främling Carola · Mariann · 1983 68.250

11420 I Got Lucky Elvis Presley · RCA Camden · 1971 68.250

11421 Dangerous Acquaintances Marianne Faithfull · Island · 1981 68.250

11422

Under the Red Sky Bob Dylan · CBS · 1990 68.250

11423 Beyond Good and Evil The Cult · Atlantic · 2001 68.250

11424 Curse of the Hidden Mirror Blue Öyster Cult · Sanctuary Records · 2001 68.250