5 Facts About Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced Chart Run

The album spent 106 weeks on the Billboard Top LPs chart. That’s over two years of continuous presence.

It was in the Top 40 for 76 of those weeks. More than 70 percent of its chart life was in the upper half.

Its peak position was No. 5. It never reached No. 1, but it came close.

It was Hendrix’s debut album. The chart performance is remarkable for a first release.

The chart run reflects its lasting popularity. Few debut albums sustain that level of commercial success.