Damn the Torpedoes
Released
October 19, 1979
by Tom Petty
Damn the Torpedoes is the third album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on October 20, 1979. This was the first of three Petty albums originally released by the Backstreet Records label, distributed by MCA Records. It built on the commercial success and critical acclaim of his two previous albums and reached #2 on the Billboard album chart. The album went on to become certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In 2003, the album was ranked number 313 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
