Electric Warrior the UK and Reprise in the US. "Electric Warrior" reached number 32 in the US "Billboard" 200 chart and went to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, staying there for several weeks and becoming the best-selling album in the UK in 1971. It was preceded by the single "Hot Love", a million-selling single in the UK, where it stayed at number 1 for six weeks. Two singles were released from the album: "Get It On" and "Jeepster". "Get It On" was T. Rex's biggest selling single, and became the band's only top-ten US hit. In the United States, "Get
Electric Warrior hooks, that keeps "Electric Warrior" such an infectious, invigorating listen today." The album is credited as the first glam rock record album, pioneering the development of glam rock. In 1987, "Electric Warrior" was ranked number 100 in "Rolling Stone" magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of the Last 20 Years" list. In 2003, the album was ranked number 160 by the same magazine in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2004, Pitchfork ranked "Electric Warrior" as the 20th best album of the 1970s. The album was also included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before