Van Morrison - Moondance

It is hard to pick one Van Morrison record, as he has over 20 records to his credit, but I think Moondance just sneaks ahead of Astral Weeks. Most critics would disagree with this as Astral Weeks is in almost every top 100 list, but I don't think Moondance's commercial success should be held against it.

Moondance features the great title cut as well as "Crazy Love" and one of my all time favorites "Into the Mystic," pretty hard to beat. Of course you could take the easy way out and go for one of the greatest hits records, but you'll miss out on the deeper cuts "And It Stoned Me" and "These Dreams of You," a couple of gems.