The Tipping Point
by Tears For Fears

The Tipping Point by Tears For Fears
Year: 2022
Release date: 2022-02-25
Overall rank: 5,995th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 89 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2022 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 2020s (385th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,995th)

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Tears For Fears bestography

The Tipping Point is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Tears For Fears on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Tears For Fears is Songs From The Big Chair which is ranked number 325 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,202.

Tears For Fears album bestography « Higher ranked (1,555th)
The Seeds Of Love
This album (5,995th)
The Tipping Point
Lower ranked (5,995th) »
The Tipping Point

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The Tipping Point rankings

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Overall rank: 5,995th | 2020s rank: 385th | 2022 rank: 78th

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The Tipping Point ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 89 votes)
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02/24/2026 11:22 mostlymor  Ratings distribution  6,82779/100
 
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12/29/2025 19:26 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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12/21/2025 05:10 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,75563/100
 
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08/27/2025 02:26 imacgill  Ratings distribution  2,64479/100

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75/100
From 09/21/2024 19:33 | #305374
A good comeback, decent adult prog pop. Nothing stand out, nothing terrible, just pretty good all the way. It does sound a little too polished and sterile with extreme use of autotune, which is a negative. Still, better than I thought and a respectable return of a classic act.
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80/100
From 08/11/2024 08:27 | #304710
Very good album, every song was good and can be listened to separately as well.
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80/100
From 12/25/2022 22:54 | #292217
It's a solid album. Roland and Curt are now past 60 years old and while The Tipping point doesn't have any truly epic songs like in the 80's, you really couldn't ask for more from the veterans new-wavers.

The last song "Stay" is kind of a filler though, but that's all ; the rest is very good. Even the songs from the second half that I didn't quite like at first ("Please be happy", Masterplan'", "End of night") are in fact pretty awesome.
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70/100
From 08/04/2022 08:34 | #288114
Tears For Fears’ latest offering is one of top class songwriting and sumptuous production, proving age really is just a number…
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85/100
From 05/07/2022 04:25 | #285068
Along with Judy Collins, this is my most surprising release from a legacy act in 2022.

It has been a long, long, long time since we got some new music from this group. Apparently Tears for Fears is still active, despite releasing their last crackerjack of an album back in 2004.

The Turning Point is a fiery comeback, with excellent production that honors the 80s period and adding modern touches.

InNot too much stands out material-wise on The Tipping Point. The songwriting is kind of average, but the production and execution are well worth a listen.

Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: My Demons
B-Side: Long Long Long Time
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Rating:  
75/100
From 03/09/2022 14:10 | #282563
Album Rating: 76.90
(769/10)

1.No Small Thing - 85
2.The Tipping Point - 77
3.Long, Long, Long Time - 81
4.Break The Man - 71
5.My Demons - 80
6.Rivers Of Mercy - 77
7.Please Be Happy - 85
8.Master Plan - 65
9.End Of Night - 77
10.Stay - 73
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Rating:  
80/100
From 02/25/2022 14:24 | #281909
Really good for an 80s band releasing in 2022. No Small Thing is my favorite single of the year so far, it's so good and uplifting!
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