5 Facts About Jimi Hendrix's Only Number-One Album

Electric Ladyland was The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s only album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. It spent 39 weeks on the chart.

The album was released on October 16, 1968. It was the band’s third and final studio album.

The cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” became the band’s best-selling single. It is widely considered one of the greatest covers of all time.

The album’s title came from Hendrix’s new recording studio in New York City. He named it Electric Lady Studios.

Electric Ladyland was a double LP, unusual for its time. It showcased Hendrix’s experimental approach to rock, funk, and psychedelia.