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 77

1825 Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot · Rhino · 1972 194.220

1826 Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot · Rhino · 1976 194.220

1827

Mystical Adventures Jean‐Luc Ponty · Atlantic · 1982 194.220

1828 The Magazine Rickie Lee Jones · Warner Bros. Records · 1984 194.040

1829 Quicksilver Messenger Service Quicksilver Messenger Service · Capitol Records · 1968 194.040

1830

Sky Dive Freddie Hubbard · CTI · 1972 194.010

1831 13 Blur · Food · 1999 194.010

1832 Boy in the Box Corey Hart · EMI America · 1985 193.880

1833 Crimson Edge of Sanity · Black Mark · 1996 193.830

1834 Renegade Thin Lizzy · Vertigo · 1981 193.600

1835 Bandolier Budgie · MCA Records · 1975 193.600

1836

Live in Texas Linkin Park · Warner Bros. Records · 2003 193.590

1837 Smiler Rod Stewart · Mercury Records · 1974 193.500

1838 Suitable for Framing Three Dog Night · Geffen Records · 1969 193.450

1839 Beautiful Noise Neil Diamond · CBS · 1976 193.450

1840 Phantom of the Night Kayak · Janus Records · 1978 193.450

1841 Kissing to Be Clever Culture Club · Virgin · 1982 193.450

1842 Transference Spoon · Anti‐ · 2010 193.390

1843 Love & Understanding Kool & the Gang · De‐Lite Records · 1976 193.140

1844

Animal Magic Bonobo · Tru Thoughts · 2000 193.140

1845 Pierced From Within Suffocation · Roadrunner Records · 1995 193.130

1846 I and Love and You The Avett Brothers · American Recordings · 2009 193.130

1847 Circus Lenny Kravitz · Virgin · 1995 193.040

1848 The Secrets of the Black Arts Dark Funeral · No Fashion Records · 1996 192.950