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 918

22009 Extrapolation John McLaughlin · Marmalade · 1969 41.400

22010 In Pursuit Jade · Pesante Records · 1974 41.400

22011 Boomerang Elli & Jacno · Celluloid · 1982 41.400

22012 Loh Land :zoviet*france: · Staalplaat · 1987 41.400

22013

Borderline Cases Radical Dance Faction · Earth Zone · 1990 41.400

22014 The Missing Link Rage · Noise International · 1993 41.400

22015

Freefloater The Higher Intelligence Agency · Beyond · 1995 41.400

22016 Message From Home Pharoah Sanders · Verve · 1996 41.400

22017 Crescent Bob Tilton · Southern Records · 1999 41.400

22018 Navigating by Colour Rapoon · Soleilmoon Recordings · 1999 41.400

22019 Snowin' Under My Skin Andru Donalds · Virgin · 1999 41.400

22020 Essentials YMC · Yoshitoshi Recordings · 2001 41.400

22021 Aliquante Edition Spéciale · Musea · 2004 41.400

22022 Blood Operatives of the Barium Senset Alvarius B · Abduction · 2005 41.400

22023

Seraphim Irfan · Prikosnovénie · 2007 41.400

22024

Isolation Songs Ghost Brigade · Season of Mist · 2009 41.400

22025 Eufori Apati · 2009 41.400

22026 Tarzan Boy: The World of Baltimora Baltimora · EMI · 2010 41.400

22027 Healing Feeling Laid Back · 2019 41.400

22028 Rural Still Life Tom Scott · impulse! · 1968 41.360

22029 Things Merrell Fankhauser & H M S Bounty · 1968 41.360

22030 Double Seven Upsetters · 1974 41.360

22031 The Sweet Life Reuben Wilson · Groove Merchant · 1974 41.360

22032

Dogs of War Dogs of War · Generation Records · 1977 41.360