

Released 40 years ago this week, Damn the Torpedoes was the group’s most successful album to date, spending nine weeks at Number Two on the charts behind Pink Floyd’s The Wall. The rest of the band - guitarist Mike Campbell, drummer Stan Lynch, bassist Ron Blair, and keyboardist Benmont Tench - digs in behind him, with Lynch singing background vocals.

In the video above, Petty, dressed in a New Wave–style polka-dot shirt, tears through the song, singing about an unpredictable woman who hates her boss. Before they launched into the classic “American Girl” from their 1976 self-titled debut, the band played “Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid),” a track from their then-new record Damn the Torpedoes. "We Stand a Chance" (1982) No.On June 6th, 1980, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers arrived in Hollywood to perform on the short-lived variety show Fridays."The Best of Everything" (Alternate version) " So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" "Rock and Roll Records" (Eric Clapton & Tom Petty)"I Got the Same Old Blues" (Eric Clapton & Tom Petty) " Restless" (Carl Perkins & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)Īll tracks ( Johnny Cash backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) "One More Shot" ( Carl Perkins & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)"Give Me Back My Job" (Carl Perkins, Bono, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson & Tom Petty) "Dancin' Clown" ( Joni Mitchell with Billy Idol and Tom Petty) " Handle with Care" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison) " Taxman" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)" I Need You" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) " I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) " Little Red Rooster" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) "Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)" (Tom Petty) The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration " My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and George Harrison) Tambourine Man" ( Roger McGuinn with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) " Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) "License to Kill" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future " Cry to Me" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) " I'm Walkin'" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records " Blue Moon of Kentucky" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)" (Tom Petty) " Christmas All Over Again" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Petty released 13 studio albums as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in addition to three solo albums.Īlbums Studio albums with the Heartbreakers Title

This is the discography of Tom Petty, who was an American singer, songwriter and musician.
