Return To Cookie Mountain
by TV On The Radio
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TV On The Radio bestography
Return To Cookie Mountain is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by TV On The Radio on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by TV On The Radio is Dear Science which is ranked number 551 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,105.
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Return To Cookie Mountain track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Return To Cookie Mountain rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 53 Music Albums of 2006 | 33/53 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 45/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 10/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 24 Music Albums of 2006 | 17/24 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 68 Music Albums of 2006 | 3/68 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Urb Best Albums 2006 | 10/10 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of all time (301 - 400) by Acclaimed Music | 68/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 412 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,842 | |||
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Return To Cookie Mountain ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2026 16:49 | RemainInLight | 3,796 | 36/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2026 19:34 | Mafedere | 819 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2026 21:02 | DommeDamian | 7,794 | 49/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Return To Cookie Mountain forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5393): By videoheadcleaner BestEverAlbums 06/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsReturn To Cookie Mountain comments
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I cant get over this album, it is definitely my favorite record of theirs. I end up listening to this way more often they I do Dear Science. There is just some kind of feeling this album has that I can not get over.
Wolf Like Me got me hooked but Province and Tonight kept me (Edited)
babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/13/2014 18:39 | #103059 | TOP COMMENT
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Very few albums covers fit their album as good as this one. That bird's nest is what this album sounds like: a tangled, gnarled mess of sounds that somehow fits perfectly together. The sound is trying very hard to drive you away - every bass not on I Was a Lover pushes you further out of the rhythm, but if you stick around the results are great. Wolf Like Me is obviously the highlight, but the rest of the songs flesh out a great concept. (Edited)
wolf like me is superb. but the rest was't that exciting for me though the whole record has a unique atmosphere. i prefer dear science.
There is some good stuff on here but it does take a bit of time to properly get into and there is quite a long period at the close of the album which is pretty poor. In my opinion it doesn't reach up to the same standard as Dear Science and in places it is actually quite a slog to get through. Some songs are needlessly drawn out and they feel like they are just filling out the run time. Also, it can be quite slow and repetitive with them showing not as much flare as we are used to. Despite this, there is lots to love about the record such as the tense and dark atmosphere they create which is maintained brilliantly throughout. You feel really immersed in the music when you listen and that makes for a great experience. There are also several songs which are fantastic with the best of the bunch being Wolf Like Me. The vocal variations are a genius touch as well and they work consistently well throughout and is one of the things that kept me constantly engaged. Overall, there is stuff to be improved on here but there are also glimpses of greatness which makes this an inconsistent listen on the whole. (Edited)
dfulfo01 04/07/2011 21:22 | #20078 | TOP COMMENT
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this album continues to blow my mind. wolf like me is one my all-time favourite songs.
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