Janis Joplin was staying in Room 105 of the Landmark Hotel in Los Angeles on October 4, 1970, when she died from a heroine overdose. She was only 27 years old. One of the most influential rock singers of all time, Joplin was cremated and her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. Her final album, Pearl, was released six weeks after her death and produced her only number 1 hit, "Me and Bobby McGee." Joplin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.