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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20761 Scorb Scorb · Ambivalent Records · 2003 43.610

20762 Genevieve Velvet Cacoon · Full Moon Productions · 2004 43.610

20763 Capsule for One Vector Lovers · Soma Records · 2005 43.610

20764 Coins & Crosses Ryan Teague · Type · 2006 43.610

20765 Resplendent Grotesque Code · Tabu Recordings · 2009 43.610

20766 I'd Rather Be Sailing Black Oak Arkansas · Capricorn Records · 1978 43.520

20767 Retox/Detox Heaven 17 · Eagle Records · 1998 43.520

20768 Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge · A&M Records · 1971 43.500

20769 The Odyssey David Bedford · Virgin · 1976 43.500

20770 Tecadisk Adriano Celentano · Clan Celentano · 1977 43.500

20771 The Power of Love Captain Sensible · A&M Records · 1983 43.500

20772

Let’s Hear It for the Boy Deniece Williams · Columbia · 1984 43.500

20773 Wir sehn uns vor Gericht Rodgau Monotones · EMI Electrola GmbH · 1985 43.500

20774 Tiny Days Scruffy the Cat · Relativity Records · 1987 43.500

20775 Lovegod The Soup Dragons · Big Life · 1990 43.500

20776 B.Y.E. Jingo de Lunch · Phonogram · 1992 43.500

20777 B-Sides and Otherwise Morphine · Trama · 1997 43.500

20778 Ooz Star Sounds Orchestra · Spirit Zone Recordings · 1999 43.500

20779 Gerry Mulligan Quartet Gerry Mulligan Quartet · Pacific Jazz · 1952 43.500

20780 Odetta Sings Odetta · Polydor · 1970 43.500

20781

Sweat and Swim Krokodil · Bellaphon · 1973 43.500

20782 Scarred for Life Rose Tattoo · Albert Productions · 1982 43.500

20783 Spectral Display Spectral Display · EMI · 1982 43.500

20784 Jonathan Sings! Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers · Rough Trade · 1983 43.500