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Distinctive score

Distinctive score TV Series

Music inseparable from the show's identity.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 100 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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100 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Cowboy Bebop

★ 8.9
171K 26 1998–1999
Distinctive score · Anime
10/10

Utopia

★ 8.4
56K 12 2013–2014
Distinctive score
10/10

Peaky Blinders

★ 8.7
782K 36 2013–2022
Criminal underworld
9/10

Twin Peaks

★ 8.7
248K 30 1990–1991
Stylized direction · Atmospheric
9/10

Samurai Champloo

★ 8.5
64K 26 2004–2005
Anime · Distinctive score
9/10

The Knick

★ 8.4
57K 20 2014–2015
Medical · Distinctive score
9/10

Hazbin Hotel

★ 7.6
37K 29 2019–present
Adult animation
9/10

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

★ 7.9
24K 62 2015–2019
Mental health · Distinctive score
9/10

Wolf's Rain

★ 7.9
9K 26 2003–2004
Distinctive score · Melancholic
9/10

Schoolhouse Rock!

★ 8.2
5K 65 1973–2009
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Macross Plus

★ 7.8
4K 4 1994–1995
Anime · Distinctive score
9/10

Money Heist

★ 8.2
612K 41 2017–2021
Heists & cons · Cliffhanger-driven
8/10

Severance

★ 8.6
395K 25 2022–present
Mystery box · Workplace
8/10

Hannibal

★ 8.5
311K 39 2013–2015
Stylized direction
8/10

Planet Earth

★ 9.4
236K 11 2006–2006
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
8/10

Planet Earth II

★ 9.4
176K 6 2016–2016
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
8/10

Watchmen

★ 8.2
147K 9 2019–2019
Social commentary
8/10

Batman: The Animated Series

★ 9.0
138K 85 1992–1995
Atmospheric · Distinctive score
8/10

Neon Genesis Evangelion

★ 8.5
112K 26 1995–1996
Existential dread · Anime
8/10

Twin Peaks

★ 8.5
91K 18 2017–2017
Experimental · Stylized direction
8/10

Over the Garden Wall

★ 8.7
90K 10 2014–2014
Atmospheric · Whimsical
8/10

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

★ 9.0
78K 42 2022–present
Anime · Adrenaline
8/10

Devs

★ 7.6
58K 8 2020–2020
Philosophical · Existential dread
8/10

Your Lie in April

★ 8.6
52K 23 2014–2015
Music scene · Tearjerker
8/10