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 526

12601

Starship Africa Creation Rebel · On-U Sound · 1980 63.900

12602 Revenge of the Underdog Singers & Players · Situation Two · 1982 63.900

12603 Exploded View Steve Tibbetts · ECM Records · 1986 63.900

12604 Roots Revisited Maceo Parker · Verve · 1990 63.900

12605 Epidemic of Violence Demolition Hammer · Century Media · 1992 63.900

12606 Sóknardalr Windir · Head Not Found · 1997 63.900

12607 El estado de las cosas + A la calle Kortatu · Oihuka · 1998 63.900

12608 Observe With Sadiq Bey Muslimgauze · Staalplaat · 1999 63.900

12609 Sunshine Hit Me The Bees · We Love You · 2002 63.900

12610 Changing Places Tord Gustavsen Trio · ECM Records · 2003 63.900

12611 The Otherness Amorphous Androgynous · 2004 63.900

12612 The Isness & The Otherness Amorphous Androgynous · Future Sound of London Recordings · 2004 63.900

12613 Dusk Fire Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet · Columbia Records · 1966 63.851

12614

The Bleeding Cannibal Corpse · Metal Blade Records · 1994 63.851

12615 It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest The Fugs · 1968 63.840

12616 Skywriter The Jackson 5 · Motown · 1973 63.840

12617

Takin’ It Easy Seals & Crofts · Warner Bros. Records · 1978 63.840

12618 G. Love & Special Sauce G. Love & Special Sauce · OKeh · 1994 63.840

12619 Soul in the Horn Al Hirt · RCA Victor · 1967 63.840

12620 Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata Gato Barbieri · impulse! · 1974 63.840

12621 Albert Albert King · Utopia · 1976 63.840

12622 ...di terra Banco del Mutuo Soccorso · Ricordi · 1978 63.840

12623 In Gold Jimi Hendrix · Polydor · 1978 63.840

12624 Another Fine Tune You’ve Got Me Into Gilgamesh · Charly Records · 1978 63.840