The Music Canon · No. 190 of 250Methodology
New York Dolls cover

New York Dolls (1973)

0.2240Canon Score · ranked #190 all time

Aggregated from 4 of 9 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the album

New York Dolls is the debut studio album by the American rock band New York Dolls, released on July 27, 1973, by Mercury Records. An influential precursor to the 1970s punk rock movement, the eponymous album has been acclaimed as one of the best debut records in rock music and one of the greatest rock albums ever. In early 1973, the two-year-old band had developed a local fanbase by playing regularly in New York City

Why it ranks #190

Every list on which New York Dolls appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#215 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#301 / 500
NME 500 Greatest Albums (2013)Critics' canon#355 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected