No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
by Van Morrison
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Van Morrison bestography
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher is ranked 9th best out of 62 albums by Van Morrison on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Morrison is Astral Weeks which is ranked number 71 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,303.
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No Guru, No Method, No Teacher track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1986 | 52/78 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1986 | 25/92 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 9/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  NickVolos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 22/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1986 by Acclaimed Music | 47/53 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | 901-1000 | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1986 | 14/16 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1986 | 53/89 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 81 Music Albums of 1986 | 10/81 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 87 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 343 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/04/2026 16:58 | TastyandTemptin | 3,182 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2026 17:02 | Leonard | 6,619 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2026 10:36 |  eclab | 1,567 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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No Guru, No Method, No Teacher forum mentions
neilgee 11/11/2024 21:09 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/27/2013 01:33 | #62977 | TOP COMMENT
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Might be more appreciated if Van hadn't already made so many albums quite a bit like it... and only a touch edgier.
Back to astral weeks but in an eighties vm style and with a bit more structures.
Captain_Dude 07/13/2014 07:39 | #116610 | TOP COMMENT
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It's good...but, it seems to re-tread the same old areas.
Leonard 10/27/2015 15:47 | #152140 | TOP COMMENT
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Music from another place in another time
Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 09:51 | #208655
Il flusso di emozioni di "Astral weeks" ritorna dopo quasi vent'anni in questo disco che credo si possa considerare come l'ultimo capolavoro di Van Morrison.
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