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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1979 - November: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “Damn the Torpedoes”
Description: Damn the Torpedoes is the third studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and is the album where the group truly broke out into serious commercial success. They had done well with their first album, with "Breakdown" breaking into the top 40, and "American Girl" receiving some air play. But this album took the group to a different level. Damn the Torpedoes was their first top 10 album, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard album charts for 7 weeks. They were unfortunately kept out of the number 1 slot by the release of Pink Floyd's The Wall.
Tom Petty and the...