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 681

16321 You Stand Uncertain FaltyDL · Planet Mu · 2011 52.800

16322 Buy Beg or Steal The Hillbilly Moon Explosion · Goldtop Recordings · 2011 52.800

16323 CVI Royal Thunder · Relapse Records · 2012 52.800

16324 Compulsion Andrew Hill · Blue Note · 1967 52.780

16325 My Whole World Ended David Ruffin · Motown · 1969 52.780

16326 Soul Summit The Ambassadors · Arctic Records · 1969 52.780

16327 Consequence Jackie McLean · Blue Note · 1979 52.780

16328

Oasis 喜多郎 · CANYON · 1979 52.780

16329

All Systems Go One Way System · Anagram Records · 1983 52.780

16330 Into the Grave Grave · Century Media · 1991 52.780

16331 Easterly 6 or 7 Rapoon · Staalplaat · 1997 52.780

16332 Vismaya Makyo · Dakini Records · 1999 52.780

16333

Nocturnal Gates of Incidence Predominance · Loki Foundation · 2000 52.780

16334 Liquid 35007 · Stickman Records · 2002 52.780

16335 Cyriack Parasol Quinoline Yellow · Skam · 2003 52.780

16336

Organika The Peaking Goddess Collective · Peak Records · 2007 52.780

16337 Datassette Datassette · Ai Records · 2008 52.780

16338 F.B.I. F.B.I. · 2011 52.780

16339 Spin Tigers Jaw · Black Cement Records · 2017 52.780

16340 The Sect Downliners Sect · Columbia Records · 1964 52.700

16341 Let It All Out Nina Simone · Philips · 1965 52.700

16342 Mann Made Manfred Mann · His Master’s Voice · 1965 52.700

16343 I Thank You Sam & Dave · Atlantic · 1968 52.700

16344 Toe Fat Toe Fat · Parlophone · 1970 52.700