Absolutely Live
by The Doors
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Absolutely Live is ranked 7th best out of 49 albums by The Doors on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Doors is The Doors which is ranked number 28 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25,317.
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Absolutely Live track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Absolutely Live rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 99 Music Albums of 1970 | 66/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1970s Pt 3 | 19/23 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 45 Music Albums of 1970 | 35/45 | 1 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1970 | 34/67 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1970 | 12/31 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 87 Music Albums of 1970 | 30/87 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 60 Music Albums of 1970 | 16/60 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1970 | 22/51 | - |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 75 Music Albums of 1970 | 60/75 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 84 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 332 | |||
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Absolutely Live ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2026 03:45 | OldWiseOne1969 | 160 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 15:12 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 15:00 | cicadelic | 14,224 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Absolutely Live forum mentions
Liedzeit 06/12/2025 14:30 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 07/05/2024 14:29 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Mexican Moon Romanelli 01/17/2024 22:42 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
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The Doors and L.A. Woman are definitely their best albums, but in my opinion, this Live Album should be up there in their Top 3!
I was literally tripping listening to this album. Jim Morrison was incredible! His hypnotic voice, his interaction with the audience.... He sang The End to wrap up the concert, and it was a 17min TRIP! It's like an emotional roller coaster... You're drifting away one min and his scream draw you right back in immediately. There are moments in this song that both me and my husband would look at each other and say 'Holy $hit!'! My husband was sober and he was tripping! It's just brilliant!!
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Jboy56 03/20/2023 14:19 | #295213 | TOP COMMENT
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I have never heard Doors live album, so this was a big surprise, as the band was louder, more brutal, and way more energetic than on their studio albums. There are even fine GUITAR SOLOS!. A must-listen for everybody! (Edited)
This record blew me away first time I heard it. Their studio stuff really doesn't compare to the Doors live. (Edited)
bigeyedfish 12/09/2013 22:29 | #96975 | TOP COMMENT
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A great display of what the Doors were and were capable of, and highly, highly recommended for any Doors fan. There are other albums available which contain these recordings and more, which are a wiser investment; on vinyl, this is the way to go, though.
UofTBlues 12/22/2019 00:43 | #245878 | TOP COMMENT
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All the tracks were edited from live performances in 1970. The Doors Bright Midnight have released all those performances. Detroit and New York are very good releases. Others include Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Vancouver & L.A. all from 1970 which are worth getting as well.
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