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?

The full board

2 Blue Monday‐95 1995 1,311.161

3 Revenge of the Jaguar: The Mixes 2000 1,179.841

4 Intro 2000 777.823

5 New Day 1995 633.607

6 Cosmic Movement / Star Dancer 1993 583.343

7 Lyot 1992 534.378

8 Out of Space 1992 527.618

9 For an Angel 1998 510.237

10 For an Angel 2009 2009 510.237

11 Rej 2006 506.506

12 The First Rebirth 1993 475.137

13 Spinal Scratch 1996 474.455

14 No Good (Start the Dance) 1994 474.435

15 The Sky Was Pink 2004 469.092

16 Come to Daddy 1997 448.338

17 Clear 1983 438.425

18 DJ's Take Control 1991 428.669

19 Plastic Dreams (Revisited) 1997 415.610

20 Inspiration / Transition 2002 413.478

21 Shadow Boxing / Prototyped 1996 408.434

22 Windowlicker 1999 404.976

23 Fluorescent Adolescent 2007 390.676

24 A Break in the Clouds 2003 381.440