The Seeds Of Love (studio album) by Tears For Fears

The Seeds Of Love by Tears For Fears
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 1,525th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 246 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (22nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (237th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,525th)
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Tears For Fears bestography

The Seeds Of Love is ranked 3rd best out of 11 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 337 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,384.

Tears For Fears album bestography « Higher ranked (1,051st) This album (1,525th) Lower ranked (6,394th) »
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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75/100 (from 246 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.

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75/100
From 01/11/2024 22:21
Excellent late eighties album from two very underrated musicians.
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80/100
From 01/11/2021 08:52
Stand out tracks "Sowing the seeds of love" and "Year of the knife".
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85/100
From 05/15/2020 07:14
Beautiful album. Great themes. Great production. Great songs.
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70/100
From 10/15/2019 17:27
Okay, Advice for the Young at Heart might be my favorite song of the 80's
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45/100
From 03/09/2019 15:08
Best track: "Swords And Knives"
Weakest track: "Badman's Song"
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From 09/01/2016 04:31
I really hate this album. The Hurting and Songs from the Big Chair are such amazing albums, this one does nothing for me. It was still a big hit back in the day, just not on my play list
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65/100
From 01/26/2016 01:12
Overlooked record I know have in my collection, amazing.
Better than other albums, I think some songs drag for too long. Whatever this deserves more
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85/100
From 12/28/2015 21:43
A very underrated album, I think it gets far too much stick. Although I find some tracks to be weak, side 1 is superb and "Woman in Chains" and "Sowing the Seeds of Love" are among my favourite songs of all time.
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95/100
From 12/21/2014 16:55
Find this album underrated, it's a really good. I must be in the minority here who views this album in a positive way. Favorite tracks are Badman's Song, Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Advice For The Young At Heart, Year Of The Knife, and Famous Last Words
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70/100
From 12/05/2014 03:24
Rufus isn't far off. It seems it needs another edit before it hits the level of their top work.
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