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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23761 La carretera Julio Iglesias · Sony Music · 1995 38.720

23762 Too Far to Care Old 97’s · Elektra · 1997 38.720

23763 From Bone to Satellite Tarentel · Temporary Residence Limited · 1999 38.720

23764 Bullet Trafik · GU Music · 2004 38.720

23765 King Crimson Songbook, Volume 1 The Crimson Jazz Trio · Voiceprint · 2005 38.720

23766

Hand Cranked Bibio · Mush Records · 2006 38.720

23767 At Night, Under Artificial Light Ginormous · Hymen Records · 2008 38.720

23768

The Wind That Shakes the Barley Loreena McKennitt · Quinlan Road · 2010 38.720

23769 Land of the Living The Schizophonics · 2017 38.720

23770 Beauty and the Beat! Peggy Lee · Capitol Records · 1959 38.710

23771 Hoochie Coochie Man Jimmy Smith · Verve · 1966 38.710

23772 Second Birth Gravy Train · Dawn · 1973 38.710

23773

Reaching for Tomorrow Switch · Surface Records · 1980 38.710

23774 Live at Ronnie Scott's Weekend · Rough Trade · 1983 38.710

23775

Gettin’ Away With Murder Patti Austin · Qwest Records · 1985 38.710

23776 Non Stop Julio Iglesias · CBS · 1988 38.710

23777 Catching Up With Mezzoforte Mezzoforte · RCA · 1989 38.710

23778

Feel This The Jeff Healey Band · Arista · 1992 38.710

23779 Supa Dupa Fly Missy Misdemeanor Elliott · EastWest · 1997 38.710

23780 Across From Midnight Joe Cocker · EMI · 1997 38.710

23781

Lesbian Show Nightfall · Holy Records · 1997 38.710

23782 In the Beginning Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1998 38.710

23783 EclipsE Legenda · Holy Records · 1998 38.710

23784 Corrosive Metal Spark · Blue Room Released · 1998 38.710