The First Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle
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.
20 Jazz Funk Greats1979 · Industrial Records
292.110
Heathen Earth: The Live Sound of TG1980 · Industrial Records
125.120
Part Two: The Endless Not2007 · Mute
113.520
The Third Mind Movements2009 · Industrial Records
94.500
The Second Annual Report1977 · Industrial Records
71.400
Journey Through a Body1982 · Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien
47.300
Kreeme Horn1997 · Dossier
35.280
The First Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle1987 · Thirsty Ear
31.680
Grief1993 · Thirsty Ear
19.090
Thirty-Second Annual Report2008 · Industrial Records
18.000
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.