Nine Types Of Light
by TV On The Radio
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TV On The Radio bestography
Nine Types Of Light is ranked 4th 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 550 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,109.
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Nine Types Of Light track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Nine Types Of Light rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 44 Music Albums of 2011 | 12/44 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 77 Music Albums of 2011 | 14/77 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2011 | 12/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 83 Music Albums of 2011 | 29/83 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 88 Music Albums of 2011 | 67/88 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ammf3 | Top 26 Music Albums of 2011 | 7/26 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Epitonic’s Top 40 Albums of 2011 | 21/40 | - |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 84 Music Albums of 2011 | 71/84 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 96/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 155 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 528 | |||
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Nine Types Of Light ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Mafedere | 786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 00:48 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,633 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2026 19:10 | Piotr | 22 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Forum mentions
imacgill 05/29/2023 22:49 in What album are you listening to right now?
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Album Rating: 78.40
(784/10)
Dragged down by ‘Repetition’ which is as close to a poor TVotR track as you will ever see.
1. "Second Song" – 4:22 - 86
2. "Keep Your Heart" – 5:43 - 79
3. "You" – 4:05 - 74
4. "No Future Shock" – 4:03 - 69
5. "Killer Crane" – 6:15 - 85
6. "Will Do" – 3:46 - 87
7. "New Cannonball Blues" – 4:34 - 77
8. "Repetition" – 3:46 - 66
9. "Forgotten" – 3:40 - 85
10. "Caffeinated Consciousness" – 3:21 - 76
Deluxe version:
11. "All Falls Down" – 4:55 (N/A - 66 - N/A)
12. "Will Do" (Switch Remix) – 5:20 (N/A - 85 - N/A)
13. "Will Do" (XXXChange Dancehall Mix) – 3:45 (N/A - 86 - N/A)
iTunes version:
14. "Troubles" (bonus track) – 3:04 (N/A - 67 - N/A)
LebowskiRams 04/02/2019 00:06 | #234398
Fuck it, this is great
Strangel 12/07/2016 03:35 | #179697 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is a lot better than some give it credit for. Sure, it's less groundbreaking and dynamic than their previous 2 albums but it's choc-full of great, catchy tracks. It's a significantly better effort than Seeds which just hasn't gelled with me at all.
zags7000 06/12/2015 07:18 | #143657
After their previous albums this one may feel underwhelming. However, if you give this one a try more and more then you will see this has plenty of great songs on it.
tbakeman 01/29/2013 20:19 | #63335
perfectly alright album
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