Seeds
by TV On The Radio
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TV On The Radio bestography
Seeds is ranked 5th 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 550 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,113.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Seeds track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Seeds rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Curious Animal Best Albums 2014 | 34/40 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 95 Music Albums of 2014 | 50/95 | 2 |
| 2026 | telegram | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 74/100 | 27 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2014 | 58/64 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ammf3 | Top 19 Music Albums of 2014 | 4/19 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 91 Music Albums of 2014 | 34/91 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 16/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 97 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 367 | |||
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Seeds ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 23:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,600 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 23:14 | matterhornrider | 5,152 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:13 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.3/100, a mean average of 68.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5413): By telegram BestEverAlbums 07/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5383): By RockyRaccoonSeeds comments
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After the stellar Nine Types Of Light I was expecting more of the same but wow this was a massive disappointment. The first half is a slodge to get through. Seeds is TV On The Radio's first album after the death of their bassist in 2011 and one can tell that it sounds like a band that still hasn't healed.
LebowskiRams 04/02/2019 00:56 | #234400
Definitely their worst major release. But there are enough high points to make this a very enjoyable record.
Trouble, Happy Idiot, Lazerray and Careful You are fantastic
People drag this because it isn't a typical TVOTR record. There's some fantastic pop tracks here and it maintains that same spirit at heart. A really unique sound and something that deserves more appreciation than it will ever get. (Edited)
Strangel 11/21/2018 01:24 | #225360
Doesn't reach far enough for mine. The songs are less interesting and it comes across as being a bit formulaic. While Nine Types of Light is better than most realize this album is actually worse than most realize. But it is TVotR, and they are a quality outfit, so the album is not trash by any means.
'Seeds' was such a disappointing album to me when it first came out. Having discovered the outstanding albums from TVotR's discography: 'Return to Cookie Mountain' and 'Dear Science', I was eagerly anticipating the release of new material. But 'Seeds' is just a bad album in comparison. The new crisp production styles don't fit a band like TVotR, who are deeply rooted in the post-punk tradition of bands like Joy Division and Television. What's worse, the songs are just boring, the fact that 'Happy Idiot' and 'Careful You', which would be average songs on earlier TVotR records, are the best songs on the album speaks volumes about the album's quality, or lack thereof.
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