The Groove

The greatest singles 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

Blue Monday 1988

1988

1,311.765

Why this number?

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26209 Buffalo 1988 5.200

26210 Home Before Dark 1989 5.200

26211 Circlesquare 1990 5.200

26212 Kiss Like Ether (The Electrical Embrace) 1991 5.200

26213 Cold, Cold Heart 1991 5.200

26214 Half the World 1991 5.200

26215 I Think I Love You 1991 5.200

26216 Zene 1992 5.200

26217 Les larmes des maux 1992 5.200

26218 Stockholm 1992 5.200

26219 Trojan Whores 1992 5.200

26220 Helpless 1992 5.200

26221 Halfway to Heaven 1992 5.200

26222 Bulletproof! 1992 5.200

26223 Dignity 1994 5.200

26224 Nazis 1994 1994 5.200

26225 Strangers When We Meet 1995 5.200

26226 Out There / Brilliant Creatures 1995 5.200

26227 The Story of My Life 1995 5.200

26228 Hip Today 1995 5.200

26229 55555 1995 5.200

26230 Israel's Son 1995 5.200

26231 Jonathan Jeremiah 1996 5.200

26232 Undressed 1997 5.200