Wavelength
by Van Morrison

Wavelength by Van Morrison
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-00-00
Overall rank: 8,170th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 75 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (130th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,229th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,170th)

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Van Morrison bestography

Wavelength is ranked 18th best out of 62 albums by Van Morrison on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Van Morrison is Astral Weeks which is ranked number 67 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,084.

Van Morrison album bestography « Higher ranked (7,423rd)
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This album (8,170th)
Wavelength
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Wavelength

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Wavelength track list

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Wavelength rankings

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Overall rank: 8,170th | 1970s rank: 1,229th | 1978 rank: 130th

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Wavelength ratings

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72/100 (from 75 votes)
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80/100
From 11/01/2023 16:01 | #299739
A very fine album from one of the most prolific musicians. Very safe and solid
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From 03/29/2019 23:07 | #234171
I take back my comment from years ago, this has some great tracks I forgot about (Lifetimes). At least four songs are standout Van Morrison performances including Walking in Venice and Santa Fe, former a lengthy delight, the latter a lengthy slow jam. The first cut and the title cut are more accessible.
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From 07/09/2016 12:20 | #170942
My favorite songs : Take it whereyou find it....Natalia......Venice in U.S.A.......Wavelenght....Santa FE / Beautiful obsession
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From 02/11/2014 12:00 | #102866
Decent album, but far from Van's best of course. The last three tracks are the highlight for me
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From 09/12/2012 19:41 | #50451
Awful cover but a few really good songs. Not as complete as the top vm record though. The title track, the opener and natalia are favourites.
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From 01/28/2012 12:56 | #36026
There really are only two great songs on this, the opener and the title track. On the rest, Van just does not seem to be too deeply inspired. Still, this is Van Morrison.
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
7. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Hemispheres by Rush
12. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
13. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
14. All Mod Cons by The Jam
15. 3rd by Big Star
16. Chairs Missing by Wire
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19. Real Life by Magazine
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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