Irish Heartbeat
by Van Morrison & The Chieftains

Irish Heartbeat by Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 5,632nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 60 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (821st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,632nd)

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Overall rank: 5,632nd | 1980s rank: 821st | 1988 rank: 75th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 60 votes)
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75/100
 
03/02/2026 06:32 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,93769/100
 
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06/29/2025 14:29 ekingshill  Ratings distribution  85174/100
 
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10/10/2024 23:45 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,96774/100
 
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11/23/2023 03:23 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,86975/100
 
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01/08/2023 11:40 Moondance  Ratings distribution  20,17572/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.

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From 04/25/2019 14:49 | #235481
Seems like it would be a dream combination - and the truth is - It IS a dream combination! Morrison has never sounded more comfortable and the band has never sounded more capable. A Masterpiece of Celtic traditional music.
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From 07/07/2016 14:25 | #170779
My favorite songs : Marie's wedding.....Celtic ray.....Irish heartbeat.....My lagan love....Raglan road
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