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 67 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,974.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/29/2026 13:18 | Deckard | 130 | 85/100 | |
| 03/07/2026 16:09 | BoxFL | 2,767 | 51/100 | |
| 02/15/2026 19:14 | Pluto11 | 12,119 | 72/100 | |
| 01/02/2026 06:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 8,963 | 70/100 | |
| 12/30/2025 03:17 | Proto | 4,124 | 33/100 |
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(*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.
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Jboy56 05/26/2022 13:25 | #285739
Whoa, a great LP from Van the Man.. Listen Listen to The Lion!
Good album.
Great album! Jackie Wilson is one of my favorites!
Great album. I think it's underrated. Basically up there with his best, which is very high praise.
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.
eclab 01/07/2013 23:22 | #60657
Better than "Street Choir" and "Tupelo Honey", but not up to "Moondance" quality. Great album.
jhuik 09/29/2012 04:16 | #51415
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.
Wonderful record. The songwriting is on absolute top here.
junodog4 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.
Bork 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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