Saint Dominic's Preview
by Van Morrison

Saint Dominic's Preview by Van Morrison
Year: 1972
Release date: 1972-00-00
Overall rank: 1,683rd   
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 256 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (35th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (319th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,683rd)

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Van Morrison bestography

Saint Dominic's Preview is ranked 4th best out of 62 albums by Van Morrison on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Van Morrison is Astral Weeks which is ranked number 68 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,108.

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Saint Dominic's Preview track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Saint Dominic's Preview rankings

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Overall rank: 1,683rd | 1970s rank: 319th | 1972 rank: 35th

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Saint Dominic's Preview ratings

Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 256 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.8/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.

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85/100
From 05/26/2022 13:25 | #285739
Whoa, a great LP from Van the Man.. Listen Listen to The Lion!
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From 12/31/2019 16:50 | #246236
Good album.
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80/100
From 03/27/2013 15:45 | #70179
A cross between Astral Weeks and Moondance, ultimately its not as good as either of those records but it comes close. There are some real gems here from the catchy Gypsy and Redwood Tree to the epic Listen To The Lion and Almost Independence Day.
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From 01/07/2013 23:22 | #60657
Better than "Street Choir" and "Tupelo Honey", but not up to "Moondance" quality. Great album.
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From 09/12/2012 19:26 | #50446
Wonderful record. The songwriting is on absolute top here.
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From 07/20/2012 15:24 | #46910
The fourth of Van Morrison's epic albums. Sadly, he peaked at this point and never again approached these heights.
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From 06/01/2011 03:16 | #22520
Fifth great album in a row continues a four year streak of genius. Would have fared better if the closing track had been omitted but everything else is top material and top performance.
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From 08/25/2010 02:47 | #14638
An essential album, with wonderful songs. The soul of "Jackie Wilson". The tour of force of "Listen To The Lion". Incredible vocal and band.
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