Reception
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| Robert Christgau | B− |
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The Doors made a steady climb up the Billboard 200, ultimately becoming a huge success in the US once "Light My Fire" scaled the charts, with the album peaking at number 2 on the chart in September 1967 and going on to achieve multi-platinum status. In Europe, the band would have to wait slightly longer for similar recognition, with "Light My Fire" originally stalling at number 49 in the UK singles chart and the album failing to chart at all. However, in 1991, buoyed by the high profile of Oliver Stone's film The Doors, a re-issue of "Light My Fire" made number 7 in the singles chart and the album made number 43. It eventually spent more time on the UK chart than any other Doors studio album.
The album is number 42 on "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and is also on "The Rolling Stone Hall of Fame". The album is on Q magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever" and ranked number 25 in NME magazine's list of the "Greatest Albums of All Time". Critic/historian Piero Scaruffi named The Doors the fifth greatest rock album of all time.
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