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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19705 Television Generation 1977 9.614

19706 Hey Sir 1979 9.614

19707 Mr. Clarinet 1980 9.614

19708 Inside Out 1981 9.614

19709 Dancing With Tears in My Eyes 1984 9.614

19710 Ecstasy (Apple of My Eye) 1985 9.614

19711 Halt mich 1988 9.614

19712 Deus 1988 9.614

19713 Ana Ng 1988 9.614

19714 Storms in Africa 1989 9.614

19715 The Black and the Blue 1991 9.614

19716 We Are Each Other 1992 9.614

19717 Deep Kiss 1992 9.614

19718 Gimme the Light 1993 9.614

19719 Broken Stones 1995 9.614

19720 Unity 1997 9.614

19721 The Jag 1999 9.614

19722 La Fiesta 2000 9.614

19723 Possession 2001 9.614

19724 I'll Take the Rain 2001 9.614

19725 Megatron / Energy Mash 2002 9.614

19726 A Guitar and a Heart / Safe 2004 9.614

19727 Snowden 2005 9.614

19728 B.T.T.T.T.R.Y 2006 9.614