An American Prayer
by The Doors
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An American Prayer is ranked 8th best out of 48 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 25,676.
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An American Prayer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/14/2026 13:46 | duelek | 2,088 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 09:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,452 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2026 12:10 |  Liedzeit | 2,487 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 18:24 | Filipe | 202 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 20:31 | Tony58 | 744 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.9/100, a mean average of 65.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.2.
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Cheesy porno music over embarrassing spoken word poetry (Edited)
WOW! I love this album! This revived my love for The Doors. I was a big fan a few years ago and I’m getting back into them. I decided to give this album a listen. It sounds like an album version of The Doors movie. Jim’s voice, poetry and story telling are fascinating. It’s a shame the legacy of The Doors seems to be dying. Jim is an American treasure
Jim's speaking voice is just as compelling as his singing voice. Unique & great album and nicely packaged.
Unique album ,the only album of its kind.
A poetic musical it is. Not a very fine one nor is it polished but the poetry alone is very good, not such a easy listener.
junodog4 11/02/2014 21:31 | #126044
Not a fan of most posthumos releases. This one is a good idea: Morrison's poetry mixed with the Door's music. It just doesn't seem cohesive.
Interesting album.
Always liked this album despite the insistence by some who should know that Jim would never have sanctioned such a recording. His use of imagery remains compelling.
pa 03/12/2014 23:13 | #106108 | TOP COMMENT
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I love jim morrison's poetries, I would appreciate this album even without music
Love this album. One of my favourites from The Doors. Ive been quoting from it for over 20 years. Its unlike anything else I've ever listened to. Hard to believe it was put together after he was dead. (Edited)
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