Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
by TV On The Radio

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-03-09
Overall rank: 2,813th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 186 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (40th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (467th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,813th)

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TV On The Radio bestography

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is ranked 3rd 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 544 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,145.

TV On The Radio album bestography « Higher ranked (941st)
Return To Cookie Mountain
This album (2,813th)
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
Lower ranked (2,992nd) »
Nine Types Of Light

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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,813th | 2000s rank: 467th | 2004 rank: 40th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 186 votes)
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04/22/2026 02:40 stareaterogni0n  Ratings distribution  45971/100
 
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04/09/2026 08:47 sebfox  Ratings distribution  2,65079/100
 
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03/03/2026 19:45 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43370/100
 
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02/28/2026 01:06 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:51 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100

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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.

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85/100
From 01/05/2022 13:27 | #278608
Album Rating: 82.00
(820/10)

1. "The Wrong Way" – 4:38 - 76
2. "Staring at the Sun" – 3:27 - 96
3. "Dreams" – 5:09 - 92
4. "King Eternal" – 4:28 - 87
5. "Ambulance" – 4:55 - 80
6. "Poppy" – 6:07 - 74
7. "Don't Love You" – 5:31 - 74
8. "Bomb Yourself" – 5:32 - 73
9. "Wear You Out" – 7:22 - 81

Bonus tracks:
10. "You Could Be Love" (only available on the vinyl and MP3 versions) - 87

11. "Staring at the Sun (demo)" (only available on the MP3 version) - (N/A - 84 - N/A)
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Rating:  
65/100
From 02/13/2021 11:52 | #266260
It requires multiple listenings to be fully appreciated, but it's definitely worth your time.
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90/100
From 03/30/2019 21:00 | #234203
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90/100
From 08/06/2018 20:34 | #219311
Such a great band, one of the best artists of the 2000s. This is one of my 5 favorite albums of 2004 easily. They have an awesome sound and wonderful vocals.
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40/100
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From 12/01/2012 23:25 | #56370
I think this band is difficult to "get" for some people, including me in this early work. But the lyrical intensity, the visionary percussion and rhythms and the longlasting resonance win out in the end. Staring at the Sun is still a great song so many years later.
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From 02/11/2012 21:51 | #36729
Well I have heard people say desperate times call for desperate measures. A despite those measures some still get cut asunder.
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