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 997

23905 Flamingo Serenade The Flamingos · End · 1959 38.640

23906 Introducing the Whatnauts The Whatnauts · Stang Records · 1970 38.640

23907 Requiem for an Almost Lady Lee Hazlewood · RCA Victor · 1971 38.640

23908 Choice Cuts The Masters Apprentices · EMI · 1971 38.640

23909 Acustica Mauricio Kagel · Deutsche Grammophon · 1972 38.640

23910 Piano Fender Blues Rovi · Omicron · 1975 38.640

23911 Jackson Sisters Jackson Sisters · Polydor · 1976 38.640

23912 Just Can't Hate Enough Sheer Terror · Starving Missile · 1989 38.640

23913 Schauspiele EA80 · 1992 38.640

23914 Chicago Blues Stars John Littlejohn · Arhoolie · 1993 38.640

23915 Another Thought Arthur Russell · Point Music · 1993 38.640

23916 How to Reform Mankind The Hafler Trio · Touch · 1994 38.640

23917 Factory Funk Jammin Gerald · Dance Mania · 1998 38.640

23918 Soon It Will Be Cold Enough Emancipator · 2006 38.640

23919

Nine Heavens Niyaz · Six Degrees Records · 2008 38.640

23920

Avoid the Light Long Distance Calling · Superball Music · 2009 38.640

23921 Retrospective Bizzy B · Planet Mu · 2009 38.640

23922 The Effective Disconnect Brian McBride · kranky · 2010 38.640

23923 What Remains of Edith Finch Original Score Jeff Russo · 2017 38.640

23924 Klebstoff Mine · 2019 38.640

23925

Hangin’ On Waylon Jennings · RCA Victor · 1968 38.540

23926 Opera prima Pooh · CBS · 1971 38.540

23927 Old Fashioned Love John Fahey · Takoma · 1974 38.540

23928

Star Françoise Hardy · EMI France · 1977 38.540