The Doors haven’t put out an album of original material since the 1970s, but that hasn’t stopped them from returning to the Billboard charts. The rock band is back on the weekly rankings with a special new release, Live In Bakersfield, California, August 21, 1970, which was shared specifically for Record Store Day.
The latest set from The Doors sold well enough to send them right to several Billboard charts, and it even helps them hit a new high on more than one ranking. Live In Bakersfield, California, August 21, 1970 sold 10,600 copies in its first few days of availability, according to Luminate.
Live In Bakersfield, California, August 21, 1970 brings The Doors back to the Billboard 200, the company’s weekly ranking for the most-consumed albums in the U.S. The band enters the competitive main albums tally at No. 129. The live release gives the group their milestone thirtieth appearance on the tally.
The same project opens on two other genre-agnostic Billboard charts that focus specifically on pure purchases (while the Billboard 200 also includes other forms of consumption). The latest from The Doors arrives highest on the Vinyl Albums tally, where it starts at No. 14. On the Top Album Sales chart, which includes all forms of purchases, the same effort starts at No. 20.
Unsurprisingly, Live In Bakersfield, California, August 21, 1970 also hits a pair of rock-only Billboard charts. The set launches at No. 20 on the Top Rock Albums tally. It also begins its time on the even more far-reaching Top Rock & Alternative Albums list at No. 26. The new project marks the highest-charting from the band on the two rankings.
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