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The Doors · 1968

The Doors

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

August 17, 1968Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

The Doors achieved significant chart success: their album Waiting for the Sun began a four-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200, while the song “Hello, I Love You” was named America's best-selling single by Cashbox. After allegations of plagiarism, British courts ruled that the song had been taken from The Kinks' “All Day and All of the Night”, and the British songwriting royalties went to Ray Davies.

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  1. The DoorsAugust 3, 1968
    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  2. The DoorsAugust 28, 1968
    Award⭐⭐⭐⭐
    The Doors received a gold record for “Hello, I Love You”, which reached No. 1 in the US and No. 15 in the UK. The band and many fans disliked its lighter sound. Ray Davies of The Kinks pointed out the strong similarity between the main guitar riff and the song “All Day and All of the Night”, leading to an out-of-court settlement under which the UK royalties were paid directly to Davies.
  3. The DoorsSeptember 2, 1968
    Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    TV⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  6. The DoorsSeptember 7, 1968
    Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  7. The DoorsSeptember 7, 1968
    Album⭐⭐⭐⭐
    The Doors reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with their third studio album Waiting for the Sun. The album contained their first No. 1 single, “Hello, I Love You”, which contributed significantly to its success. The group decided to include the song on the album after abandoning plans to devote the entire first side to Morrison's poetic work “Celebration of the Lizard”.
  8. The DoorsOctober 5, 1968
    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
    The Doors returned to No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 after a one-week break with their third studio album Waiting for the Sun.
  9. The DoorsOctober 6, 1968
    TV⭐⭐⭐
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  10. The DoorsAugust 21, 1967
    Recording⭐⭐⭐⭐
    The Doors began recording their second album “Strange Days” at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California.
  11. The DoorsAugust 24, 1967
    Concert⭐⭐⭐
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  12. The DoorsAugust 29, 1967
    TV⭐⭐⭐⭐
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