Astral Weeks (track)
by Van Morrison
Year: 1968
From the album Astral Weeks (track #1)
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Astral Weeks appears on the following album(s) by Van Morrison:
- Astral Weeks (track #1) (this album) (1968)
- The Essential (track #5) (compilation) (2015)
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| ! | 08/30/2026 11:55 | Siromynian | 20,339 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 18:07 | Rivera | 352 | 86/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 22:58 |  Cheddar | 5,459 | 79/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.2/100, a mean average of 89.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.1.
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Really excellent opening cut. Contender for the best track on the album. (Edited)
a very emotionally touching song that takes time to understand.
One of the great album openers of all-time. You get a good idea of where the album is going to take you, and it's the best song on the album. (Edited)
Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/27/2012 15:27 | #35981
Could you please not find me?
Would you kiss-a my eyes?
To tase me now
In death come early,
BEA-Porn Again
BEA-Porn Again (Edited)
Good song, but the ending kind of dragged on.
