The Doors surge on iTunes charts as The Very Best of The Doors hits No. 13 and both “Lift My Fire” … More
The two remaining members of The Doors, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore, recently took part in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning to celebrate 60 years since the founding of the iconic rock group. The musicians – who have largely been supporting the band’s highly-prized catalog, rather than working on new music – were also promoting an upcoming new book titled Night Divides the Day: The Doors Anthology, which arrived this spring.
The musical legends are benefiting from renewed interest in their music, generated by the publicity, as Americans are returning to some of the band’s classics once again.
The Doors Return to the iTunes Albums Chart
The Doors are currently climbing multiple iTunes charts in the United States. The band sits highest on the iTunes Top Albums ranking, where The Very Best of The Doors looks like it might soon break into the top 10. The compilation, which gathers together many of the group’s most familiar tracks, rockets more than 150 spaces and lands at No. 13.
At the same time, the band’s self-titled full-length reenters the 200-spot roster at No. 97 — and it could climb further in the coming hours and days.
“Riders on the Storm” and “Light My Fire” Reappear
The Doors also occupy just as many spaces on the iTunes Top Songs tally, scoring a pair of bestselling cuts with “Riders on the Storm” and “Light My Fire.” The two compositions have long reigned as some of the most easily recognizable entries in the group’s discography, and both now reappear on the list of the bestselling songs on iTunes in the U.S.
“Riders on the Storm” narrowly cracks the upper half of the list, settling at No. 97, while “Light My Fire” comes in at No. 114.