Elemental (studio album)
by Tears For Fears

Elemental by Tears For Fears
Year: 1993
Overall rank: 8,248th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 66 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (145th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,337th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,248th)

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Tears For Fears bestography

Elemental is ranked 5th best out of 12 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 328 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,207.

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Elemental track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Elemental rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,248th | 1990s rank: 1,337th | 1993 rank: 145th

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Elemental ratings

Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 66 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.

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From 09/10/2017 22:42 | #197734
Tears for Fears didn't break up as much as they disappeared up their own butts. This album and Roland Orzabal's competing album Raoul and the Kings of Spain prove it.
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From 01/29/2015 21:02 | #133035
Good new wave/pop rock/indie rock album. Best 10 songs average is 79,7/100 and the album can get good 80/100. Best songs are "Cold" and "Break it down again" both 85/100, followed by "Fish out of water" and "Goodnight song" both 80/100. All other songs average 70-75/100.
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From 12/05/2014 03:23 | #128750
Not quite at the level of their earlier gems.
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