The Groove

The greatest albums of the 2020s

704 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Nothing as the Ideal

All Them Witches · New West Records · 2020

203.280

Why this number?

The full board

2 Dirty Honey Dirty Honey · Dirt Records · 2021 171.600

3 Home Video Lucy Dacus · Matador · 2021 152.100

4 Live at Ronnie Scott’s Bill Evans · 2020 129.560

5 Behind the Sun (2020 Anniversary mixes) Chicane · Modena Records · 2020 121.800

6 Odin’s Raven Magic Sigur Rós · Krúnk · 2020 120.600

7 Ultra Truth Daniel Avery · Phantasy Sound · 2022 106.720

8 Under the Guillotine Kreator · Noise · 2021 104.340

9 A Deeper Life Chaos in the CBD · 2025 101.971

10 Spare Ribs Sleaford Mods · Rough Trade · 2021 99.190

Mixes of a Lost World The Cure · Polydor · 2025 92.920

12 A Better Dystopia Monster Magnet · Napalm Records · 2021 90.640

13 Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish · Interscope Records · 2021 83.700

14 Higher Infiniti · Tresor · 2022 79.210

15 Ray Charles Ray Charles · Atlantic · 2024 75.680

16 Night Palace Mount Eerie · P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. · 2024 74.260

17 Live in Atlanta ‘82 Judas Priest · Sony Music · 2025 70.840

18 結束バンド結束バンド · Aniplex · 2022 67.663

19 Traces Of Nothingness Svartsinn · Cyclic Law · 2021 64.500

20 Soft Tissue Tindersticks · City Slang · 2024 62.790

21 Retaliation The Chisel · La vida es un mus · 2021 58.500

22 Blues Pejzaż · 2020 58.133

23 Perrie Perrie · Columbia · 2025 56.400

24 Live in Montreal 1983 (The Second Chapter) David Bowie · 2023 55.180