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Electric Ladyland cover

Electric Ladyland (1968)

0.4278Canon Score · ranked #48 all time

Aggregated from 5 of 9 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the album

Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968. A double album, it was the only record from the Experience with production solely credited to Hendrix. The band's most commercially successful release and its only number one album, it was released by Reprise Records in the United States on October 16, 1968, and by Track Records in the UK nine days later.

Why it ranks #48

Every list on which Electric Ladyland appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#53 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#55 / 500
VH1 100 Greatest Albums (2001)Critics' canon#72 / 100
NME 500 Greatest Albums (2013)Critics' canon#103 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected