Dear Science
by TV On The Radio
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Dear Science is ranked as the best album by TV On The Radio.
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Dear Science track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Dear Science 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 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 2008 | 79/90 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  jhuik | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 56/100 | 42 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 59 Music Albums of 2008 | 16/59 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 25 Music Albums of 2008 | 8/25 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Ya joking? Should've been higher! 2000s edition | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Music Australia Guide Best Albums 2008 | 1/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 575 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,108 | |||
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Dear Science ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/07/2026 14:24 | Devilwoac | 1,492 | 97/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 11:56 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2026 01:56 |  AvalancheGrips | 784 | 85/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 07/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5381): By jhuikDear Science comments
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VictorVale 11/18/2022 17:42 | #291393
TV on the Radio nunca erra!! Grande álbum!
A very enjoyable and experimental album but it is to inconsistent to be amongst the greatest in my opinion. There are some truly amazing and infectious tracks on here such as the well known hits like DLZ but there are also some deeper cuts that are very enjoyable like Shout Me Out. The melodies are genius and I love the combination of beats and brilliant instrumental performances that create such a unique sound for this group. This sound separates them from their competition and I think it is best demonstrated on this release. There is great lyricism in places as well. However, there are 3 or 4 weak tracks and the closing track is so unnecessary and probably should be removed due to its poor lyrics. Furthermore, the record never truly stuck with me either and there was never anything really to keep bringing me back to this record. While 7 or 8 of the tracks are great there isn't really any songs that transcend that which holds the album back as it needs a few more incredible songs. Overall, an album I love very much and enjoy every time I listen to it but it is just held back in terms of quality by a couple of factors.
Album Rating: 81.27
(894/11)
1. "Halfway Home" Adebimpe 5:31 - 89
2. "Crying" Malone, Bunton 4:10 - 73
3. "Dancing Choose" Adebimpe, Sitek 2:56 - 90
4. "Stork & Owl" Malone 4:01 - 71
5. "Golden Age" Malone, Sitek 4:11 - 74
6. "Family Tree" Adebimpe 5:33 - 79
7. "Red Dress" Malone, Sitek 4:25 - 84
8. "Love Dog" Adebimpe 5:36 - 84
9. "Shout Me Out" Adebimpe 4:15 - 79
10. "DLZ" Adebimpe 3:48 - 97
11. "Lover's Day" Malone 5:54 - 74
The first time NME hype got me to listen to an album that i actually enjoyed. At the time it was my 2nd favorite album of the year, but not much more than that. I enjoyed the singles and all.
However it has stuck with me, In a way i couldn't have predicted, now there isnt a song in it I dont like.
Emotionally i guess it just took a while and some life events for me to truly connect to it.
also my opinion this album gets better and better through time.
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