L.A. Woman
by The Doors

Album
L.A. Woman by The Doors
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-04-19
Overall rank: 194th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 1,439 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1971 (9th)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 1970s (45th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (194th)

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L.A. Woman is ranked 2nd best out of 49 albums by The Doors on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Doors is The Doors which is ranked number 27 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25,439.

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L.A. Woman track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
The Changeling
Average Rating: 84 (284 votes)Comments: View 2
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Love Her Madly
Average Rating: 88 (389 votes)Comments: View 2
3.
Been Down So Long
Average Rating: 81 (268 votes)Comments: View 1
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Cars Hiss By My Window
Average Rating: 78 (254 votes)Comments: View 1
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L.A. Woman
Average Rating: 90 (479 votes)Comments: View 5
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L'America
Average Rating: 78 (255 votes)Comments: View 1
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Hyacinth House
Average Rating: 82 (249 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
Crawling King Snake
Average Rating: 78 (243 votes)Comments: View 1
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The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
Average Rating: 81 (248 votes)Comments: View 1
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Riders On The Storm
Average Rating: 92 (625 votes)Comments: View 8

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L.A. Woman rankings

L.A. Woman rankings summary
Overall rank: 194th | 1970s rank: 45th | 1971 rank: 9th  Overall chart history
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L.A. Woman ratings

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83/100 (from 1,439 votes)
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L.A. Woman forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 15 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5447): By adbrack1988
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by adbrack1988 () 1. by (1972) 2. by by (1973) 4. by (1971) 5. by (1971) 6. by (1985) 7. by (1971) 8. by (1969) 9. (1972) 10. by (2013) 11. by (1969) 12. by (1967) 13. (2005) 14. by (1965) 15. by (1970) 16. (2017) 17. by (1991) 18. by (1973)…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNuno
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by StreakyNuno () 1. by (1973) 2. by (1975) 3. by (1967) 4. by (1972) 5. by by (1967) 7. by (2004) 9. by (1977) 11. (1977) 12. by (1979) 13. by (1966) 14. (1982) 15. (1989) 16. by (1988) 17. (1986) 18. by by (2020) 22. by (1985) 23. by (1997)…”
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From 04/17/2026 16:46 | #313968
Much more inconsistent than their self-titled debut album. Riders on the Storm, LA Woman and Hyacinth House are great, but the rest of the album is nothing special for me. (Edited)
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90/100
From 12/04/2024 19:26 | #306366
What a piece of work this La Woman. How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty. In form and movement how express and admirable. In action how like a city of angels, in apprehension how like a God. The ugly beauty of the world.

I love her madly. (Edited)
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From 12/02/2023 11:51 | #300259
The best The Doors album (Edited)
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95/100
From 12/11/2022 12:35 | #291898
One of my favourite albums ever, it takes longer to get into than the first album, but this feels a calmer and more thoughtful, songs like 'Love Her Madly', 'LA Woman' and 'Riders On The Storm' are obvious greats, but 'L'America', 'Hyacinth House' and 'The WASP' have really grown on me. Overall, a must listen, but expect to try it a few times before you really love it. (Edited)
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85/100
From 11/10/2022 16:06 | #291201
The Changeling - 87
Love Her Madly - 89
Been Down So Long - 81
Cars Hiss By My Window - 80
La Woman - 89
Lamerica - 78
Hyacinth House - 81
Crawling King Snake - 79
The Wasp - 83
Riders On The Storm - 100 (My Favorite Music)

Overall - 84.70 (Edited)
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