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Astral Weeks

by Van Morrison

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All Time

of 455,353

38
1960's

of 5,309

10
1968

of 221

1
Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
    of 14,242
    
    13
  - Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
    
    of 7,225
    
    9
- International
  - International
    
    of 74,356
    
    10
  - Celtic
    
    of 3,408
    
    1
  - Europe
    
    of 14,363
    
    9
  - British Isles
    
    of 5,393
    
    8
  - Britain
    
    of 4,730
    
    8
  - Ireland
    
    of 1,485
    
    1
- Jazz
  - Jazz
    
    of 57,671
    
    7
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,738
    
    37
  - Adult Contemporary
    
    of 6,692
    
    2
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    28
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 8,649
    
    8
- R&B & Soul
  - R&B & Soul
    
    of 34,047
    
    4
  - Soul
    
    of 24,180
    
    4
  - Blue-Eyed Soul
    
    of 737
    
    1
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,659
    
    28
  - Folk Rock
    
    of 4,568
    
    4

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.7395 Astral Weeks is ranked overall as 3.7395 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.9333 Astral Weeks has an avg. critic score of 3.9333 out of 4 stars

Astral Weeks Rank 4 Reviews

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Rolling Stone

He didn't use the phrase for a song title until a year later, but "Astral Weeks" was the album on which Van Morrison fully descended "into the mystic." Morrison's first full-fledged solo album sounded like nothing else in the pop-music world ...more

All Music Guide

Astral Weeksis generally considered one of the best albums in pop music history. For all that renown,Astral Weeksis anything but an archetypal rock & roll album: in fact, it isn't a rock & roll album at all. Employing a mixture of folk, blues, jazz, ...more

Adrian Denning.co.uk

In another world and in another time, coming home high. In another place, sits 'Astral Weeks'. No way to follow-up 'Brown Eyed Girl' of course, and no way to follow-up his early band Them, but the signs had been there. A utterly beautiful song from ...more

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