Tupelo Honey
by Van Morrison
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Van Morrison bestography
Tupelo Honey is ranked 6th best out of 62 albums by Van Morrison on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Morrison is Astral Weeks which is ranked number 70 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,330.
(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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Tupelo Honey track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Tupelo Honey rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 57 Music Albums of 1971 | 32/57 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 95 Music Albums of 1971 | 13/95 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1971 | 16/65 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1971 | 27/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 165 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 610 | |||
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Tupelo Honey ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/25/2026 18:02 | RemainInLight | 3,776 | 35/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2026 05:50 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 23:08 | Joost1223 | 38 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Tupelo Honey forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5381): By jhuik
pedro1976 05/05/2026 19:06 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 03/24/2024 18:00 in What album are you listening to right now?Tupelo Honey comments
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Van goes country and it works!
This album is the one that is most like his debut. But this is so luch better. Great songs, great arrangements an always great singing. One of Vans five best and they are all masterpieces. (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/20/2012 15:23 | #46909 | TOP COMMENT
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The third album that is tied for Van Morrison's greatest. Seems a little more upbeat than before. Just pure poetry, and the guy could swing.
Sad that he didn't do much after the 70s...
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/29/2012 14:34 | #36147 | TOP COMMENT
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This is the sunniest collection from a master, and this album is also notable for the restraint he exercises here - no song is longer than four minutes. I love the opening of "Starting a New Life"...."when I hear that robin sing, well, I know it's coming on spring..." Later in the album he sings "Twenty-third of December Covered in snow/ You in the kitchen With the lights way down low/ I'm in the parlor playing my old guitar/ Speaking to you, darling, to find out how you are" Those two instances alone would make this the lightest Van on record but then there is Cannonball and Evening Sun and Moonshine Whiskey. The title track is a gorgeous love song very comparable to Crazy Love and you have to agree that Wild Night is one of his best ever singles. And for all those highlights there is not one skippable track on the rest of this. Underrated, oh yes. (Edited)
covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/06/2012 01:17 | #34664
Like a southern belle smooth and easy goin' really enjoyed it...
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