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 579

13873 Crimes The Blood Brothers · V2 · 2004 59.760

13874 Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet Felt · Rhymesayers Entertainment · 2005 59.760

13875 Splendid Isolation Yonderboi · Mole Listening Pearls · 2005 59.760

13876 Daughters Daughters · Daymare Recordings · 2010 59.760

13877 Big Western Movie Themes Geoff Love & His Orchestra · Music for Pleasure · 1969 59.640

13878 Bad Habits Billy Field · wea · 1981 59.640

13879 Ph.D. Ph.D. · wea · 1982 59.640

13880 Steel Breeze Steel Breeze · 1982 59.640

13881 Lost in the 80's Steel Breeze · 1997 59.640

13882 The End of an Ear Robert Wyatt · CBS · 1970 59.640

13883 The World's Greatest Blues Singer Bessie Smith · Columbia · 1970 59.640

13884 Future Legends Fruupp · Dawn · 1973 59.640

13885 Jobriath Jobriath · Elektra · 1973 59.640

13886 Reggae Got Soul Toots & The Maytals · Island · 1976 59.640

13887 Let's Do It Roy Ayers · Polydor · 1978 59.640

13888

The Adventures of Captain Sky Captain Sky · 1978 59.640

13889 Yours Forever Atlantic Starr · A&M Records · 1983 59.640

13890 The Poet II Bobby Womack · Beverly Glen Music · 1984 59.640

13891 Ride the Tiger Yo La Tengo · Coyote Records · 1986 59.640

13892 Do You Be Meredith Monk · ECM New Series · 1987 59.640

13893 Beers, Steers & Queers Revolting Cocks · Wax Trax! Records · 1990 59.640

13894 …In Pains Cadaver · TOY’S FACTORY · 1992 59.640

13895 The Worst of Monte Cazazza Monte Cazazza · 1992 59.640

13896 Scared Straight New Bomb Turks · Epitaph · 1996 59.640