Saint Dominic's Preview
by Van Morrison
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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 71 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,233.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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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).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Saint Dominic's Preview rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 49 Music Albums of 1972 | 24/49 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 29 Music Albums of 1972 | 12/29 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | zags7000 | Overall 301-400 | 38/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 210 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 969 | |||
Saint Dominic's Preview collection
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Saint Dominic's Preview ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 257 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 3 days ago | OldWiseOne1969 | 160 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 13:18 | Deckard | 267 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2026 16:09 | BoxFL | 2,766 | 51/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
Saint Dominic's Preview favourites
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Saint Dominic's Preview forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5412): By BraddlesHendo
pedro1976 05/01/2026 15:16 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 12/29/2023 08:22 in What album are you listening to right now?Saint Dominic's Preview comments
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An essential album, with wonderful songs. The soul of "Jackie Wilson". The tour of force of "Listen To The Lion". Incredible vocal and band.
Wonderful record. The songwriting is on absolute top here.
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.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/01/2011 03:16 | #22520 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/29/2012 04:16 | #51415 | TOP COMMENT
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Not quite as catchy or soulful or consistent as his other albums of this era but still hits high points with Jackie Wilson and Listen to the Lion.
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