How to Win Friends and Influence People
The Groove is music.nw’s own measure of renown — not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. It weighs reach (how many people engaged) against acclaim (how highly they rated it), balanced so a handful of votes can’t outshout a lasting favourite.
Computed the NeuraWeb way, across the whole record. The same yardstick for everyone — which is why the little-known can out-Groove the famous in their own corner.
What this number is built from
Every component below carries its own Groove, computed the same way. Click any of them to check it yourself.
Horror Stories1986
31.200
Blood Guts & Pussy1990 · Sub Pop Records
26.400
Sugarfix1993 · Sub Pop Records
24.940
The Dwarves Come Clean2000 · Epitaph
23.780
How to Win Friends and Influence People2003 · Reptilian Records
12.960
Lick It1999 · Recess Records
10.400
Thank Heaven for Little Girls1991 · Sub Pop Records
7.830
The Groove doesn’t measure marketing spend, streaming payouts, or placement — none of which are for sale here. Coordinated vote campaigns are detected and collapsed: a wall of perfect scores appearing at once is not acclaim, and the Groove treats it accordingly. A prolific unknown is honoured for output, never mistaken for renown. The same yardstick for everyone.