The Tipping Point
by Tears For Fears
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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 320 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,200.
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The Tipping Point track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/15/2026 00:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,179 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2026 11:32 | TonySayers61 | 25,046 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 22:07 | TheHutts | 2,088 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 11:22 | mostlymor | 6,978 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 19:26 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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Graeme2 09/21/2024 19:33 | #305374 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Very good album, every song was good and can be listened to separately as well.
hoyquarlow 12/25/2022 22:54 | #292217 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Tears For Fears’ latest offering is one of top class songwriting and sumptuous production, proving age really is just a number…
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
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
ExTeaSea 02/25/2022 14:24 | #281909 | TOP COMMENT
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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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