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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15961 Rock & Roll Is Dead The Hellacopters · Psychout Records · 2005 53.720

15962

Gabriel & Dresden Gabriel & Dresden · Organized Nature · 2006 53.720

15963

Warrior Dubz Mary Anne Hobbs · Planet Mu · 2006 53.720

15964 Keep It Simple Van Morrison · Exile · 2008 53.720

15965

Born and Raised John Mayer · Columbia · 2012 53.720

15966

Three Friends Gentle Giant · Vertigo · 1972 53.690

15967 Jóia Caetano Veloso · Philips · 1975 53.690

15968 Uptown Top Ranking Althea and Donna · Front Line Records · 1978 53.690

15969 I Don’t Remember Now / I Don’t Want to Talk About It John Bender · Record Sluts · 1980 53.690

15970 Stürmer F.S.K. · Zickzack · 1981 53.690

15971 Mystification Manilla Road · Black Dragon Records · 1987 53.690

15972 Science, Art and Ritual Bedouin Ascent · Rising High Records · 1994 53.690

15973 Dreaming of You Selena · EMI · 1995 53.690

15974 Seven Up Baby Mammoth · Pork Recordings · 2001 53.690

15975 Rundfahrt Brtschitsch & Galluzzi · Taksi · 2002 53.690

15976 This Monstrosity Is Part of My Fibric Iszoloscope · Ant‐Zen · 2003 53.690

15977 Vitagen Henrik Nordvargr Björkk · Essence Music · 2005 53.690

15978 Audela Audela · Plague Recordings · 2007 53.690

15979 Some Things Never Change Hibernation · Aleph Zero Records · 2008 53.690

15980 Voodoo Suite Pérez Prado · RCA Victor · 1955 53.680

15981 Stay Loose Jimmy Smith · Verve · 1968 53.680

15982 Faintly Blowing Kaleidoscope · Fontana · 1969 53.680

15983 “Clic” Franco Battiato · Ricordi · 1974 53.680

15984 Steppin Out With a Dream Ahmad Jamal · 20th Century Records · 1976 53.680