Tender Buttons
by Broadcast
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Tender Buttons is ranked as the best album by Broadcast.
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Tender Buttons track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tender Buttons rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 2005 | 47/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 14/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | AllMusic Guide Best Albums 2005 | 8/50 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 93 Music Albums of 2005 | 2/93 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 5/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ForegroundNoise | Top 50 Music Albums of the 2000s | 30/50 | 8 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Junkmedia Best Albums 2005 | 9/10 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 143 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 909 | |||
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Tender Buttons ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/06/2026 09:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 23:28 | Map | 524 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2026 22:31 | sweetness | 1,127 | 79/100 |
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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 79.2/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Tender Buttons forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5430): By ForegroundNoise
NoisyBeast 04/21/2024 10:37 in What album are you listening to right now?Tender Buttons comments
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Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/19/2011 22:24 | #33325 | TOP COMMENT
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Possibly one of the most under-rated LPs of the last 10 years. Just as Broadcast found their sound - halfway between the Young Marble Giants and Nico - poor Trish died of pnemonia... a terrible, terrible loss. Tender Buttons will serve as their epitaph, but what a fitting, beautiful and mesmerising record to leave us with... (Edited)
I dunno, I think this is slightly weaker than the first two Broadcast LPs. The bit-pop influence is a joy to behold, but the record just feels a bit scattered.
Many music collectors and raters hold this release as Broadcast´s finest work. It is really good but I personally prefer their debut release The Noise Made by People. That was the record that made me listen to more of their material. The single Tears in the Typing Pool is a musical treat. (Edited)
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