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===Legacy after 2010=== In 2013 Washington's [[Arena Stage]] featured a production of ''[[A Night with Janis Joplin]]'', starring [[Mary Bridget Davies]] in which Joplin performs a concert for the audience while telling stories of her past inspirations, including those of [[Odetta]] and [[Aretha Franklin]]. The production transferred to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], then went on tour in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://anightwithjanisjoplin.com/tour |title=2016 North American Tour |publisher=A Night With Janis Joplin |access-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325154825/http://anightwithjanisjoplin.com/tour |archive-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref> In August 2024 the Tony-nominated musical opened at London's [[Peacock Theatre]] with Davies again in the lead role.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/a-night-with-janis-joplin/|title=A Night with Janis Joplin The Musical - Peacock Theatre - Sadler's Wells|website=SadlersWells}}</ref> On November 4, 2013, Joplin was awarded with the 2,510th star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for her contributions to the music industry. Her star is located at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of [[Musicians Institute]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a526481/janis-joplin-for-posthumous-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star.html |title=Janis Joplin for posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame star |work=Digital Spy |first=Justin |last=Harp |date=October 27, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2013 |archive-date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025212446/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a526481/janis-joplin-for-posthumous-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/janis-joplin/ |title=Janis Joplin |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 14, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603000013/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/janis-joplin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 8, 2014, the U.S. Postal Service revealed a commemorative stamp honoring Joplin as part of its Music Icons stamp series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the [[Outside Lands Music Festival]] at [[Golden Gate Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usstampgallery.com/view.php?id=f933be252dfed9664ffdf6d6a9b4c5e9d3abe76e |title=Janis Joplin |website=US Stamp Gallery |access-date=March 27, 2016 |archive-date=April 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415092239/http://usstampgallery.com/view.php?id=f933be252dfed9664ffdf6d6a9b4c5e9d3abe76e |url-status=live }}</ref> Among the memorabilia Joplin left behind is a [[Gibson Hummingbird]] guitar.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/09/30/arts/music/20101003-joplin-ss.html |date=September 30, 2010 |title=Re-introducing Janis Joplin |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904055838/http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/09/30/arts/music/20101003-joplin-ss.html |url-status=live }} Slideshow.</ref> In 2015, the biographical documentary film ''[[Janis: Little Girl Blue]]'', directed by [[Amy J. Berg]] and narrated by [[Cat Power]], was released. It was a ''New York Times'' Critics' Pick.<ref>{{cite news |title=Review: In 'Janis: Little Girl Blue', Exploring Joplin's Demons |work=The New York Times |first=Stephen |last=Holdennov |date=November 26, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/movies/review-in-janis-little-girl-blue-exploring-joplins-demons.html |access-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106003634/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/movies/review-in-janis-little-girl-blue-exploring-joplins-demons.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Joplin number 46 on its 2004 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]]"<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Artists of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/janis-joplin-19691231 |access-date=June 13, 2010 |date=June 11, 2009 |archive-date=December 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222042747/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/janis-joplin-19691231 |url-status=live }}</ref> and number 28 on its 2008 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|100 Greatest Singers of All Time]]", she was then re-ranked in 2023;<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=December 3, 2010|title=100 Greatest Singers of All Time (2008)|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-147019/janis-joplin-12-223493/|access-date=June 30, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607213334/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-147019/janis-joplin-12-223493/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' then ranked Joplin at number 78 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/janis-joplin-15-1234643146/|access-date=June 30, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630211431/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/janis-joplin-15-1234643146/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2023, [[NPR]] dubbed Joplin as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Queen of Rock]]" and named her one of the "[[50 Great Voices]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janis Joplin: The Queen of Rock |url=https://www.npr.org/2010/06/07/127483124/janis-joplin-the-queen-of-rock |website=NPR |access-date=August 19, 2023 |archive-date=August 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819220516/https://www.npr.org/2010/06/07/127483124/janis-joplin-the-queen-of-rock |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2013, she remains one of the top-selling vocalists in the United States, with [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) certifications of 18.5 million albums sold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists |title=Top Artists (Albums) |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209120422/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists |url-status=live }}</ref>
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