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 753

18049 Jeronimo Jeronimo · Bellaphon · 1971 48.880

18050 The Poet Olli Ahvenlahti · Love Records · 1976 48.880

18051 The Many Moods of the Vindictives The Vindictives · Lookout! Records · 1995 48.880

18052 Rustic Houses Forlorn Valleys Hood · Domino · 1998 48.880

18053 Emotional Screening Device The Frozen Autumn · Eibon Records · 2002 48.880

18054 London Underground Herbie Mann · Atlantic · 1974 48.840

18055 Ring of Hands Argent · Epic · 1970 48.800

18056 A Letter to Myself The Chi‐Lites · Brunswick · 1973 48.800

18057 Joe Ely Joe Ely · MCA Records · 1977 48.800

18058

Just Family Dee Dee Bridgewater · Elektra · 1978 48.800

18059 Space George Benson · CTI · 1978 48.800

18060 Legion Mark Shreeve · Jive Electro · 1985 48.800

18061

The Best of Foghat Foghat · Rhino · 1989 48.800

18062 Laura Fields of the Nephilim · Contempo Records · 1991 48.800

18063 Embedded Meathook Seed · Earache Records · 1993 48.800

18064 Generation 13 Saga · Polydor · 1995 48.800

18065 The Very Best of the Lovin’ Spoonful The Lovin’ Spoonful · 1996 48.800

18066 Wankelmotorbass RX7 · 1997 48.800

18067 Pieces of a Man AZ · 1998 48.800

18068 Agnen: A Journey Through the Dark Keep of Kalessin · Avantgarde Music · 1999 48.800

18069 Can’t Take Me Home P!nk · LaFace Records · 2000 48.800

18070 Gift Taproot · Atlantic · 2000 48.800

18071 Amore del Tropico The Black Heart Procession · Touch and Go Records · 2002 48.800

18072 Lichtgestalt Lacrimosa · Hall of Sermon · 2005 48.800