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 850

20377 Sahra Khaled · Barclay · 1996 44.240

20378 Embrya Maxwell · Columbia · 1998 44.240

20379 Vacuum Tarsis · Spirit Zone Recordings · 1998 44.240

20380 Amen Amen · Roadrunner Records · 1999 44.240

20381 Nearness of You: The Ballad Book Michael Brecker · Verve · 2001 44.240

20382 Swingers in Paradise Hi-Fi Companions · Twisted Records · 2003 44.240

20383 Electric Help Elves Haltya · Exogenic Records · 2004 44.240

20384 Buoni o cattivi Vasco Rossi · Capitol Music · 2004 44.240

20385 Combustion Decoded Feedback · Metropolis Records · 2005 44.240

20386 Pro Patria Finlandia Impaled Nazarene · Osmose Productions · 2006 44.240

20387 NY's Finest Pete Rock · Nature Sounds · 2008 44.240

20388 Contact, Love, Want, Have Ikonika · Hyperdub · 2010 44.240

20389

Havoc and Bright Lights Alanis Morissette · Collective Sounds · 2012 44.240

20390 Slippin' Away Chris Hillman · Asylum Records · 1976 44.220

20391 Bamalama Pugh Rogefeldt · Metronome · 1977 44.220

20392 Creek Bank Mose Allison · Prestige · 1959 44.200

20393 Soul Message Richard “Groove” Holmes · Prestige · 1965 44.200

20394 Groovin’ With The Soulful Strings The Soulful Strings · Cadet Records · 1967 44.200

20395 Approximately Infinite Universe Yoko Ono · Apple Records · 1973 44.200

20396 Everything You Know Is Wrong The Firesign Theatre · Columbia · 1974 44.200

20397 Ciclos Canarios · Ariola · 1974 44.200

20398

Invisible Invisible · Microfon · 1974 44.200

20399 Atemlos Matthias Schuster · Phonogram · 1981 44.200

20400 33–45–78 Stereo MC’s · Fourth and Broadway Records · 1989 44.200