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What Are the ‘Big 4′ of Tom Petty Albums?

Below, we've narrowed things down to what we believe to be the "Big 4" of Petty's albums, both with the Heartbreakers and on ...
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On This Day in 1989, Tom Petty’s Debut Solo Album Hit Shelves After It Inspired the Creation of the Traveling Wilburys

On this day (April 24) in 1989, Tom Petty released Full Moon Fever, his debut solo album. He finished the album the previous year. However, his label, MCA, refused to release it. While trying to ...
American Songwriter

One Majorly Underrated Track From Each of Tom Petty’s Albums From the 1980s

The 80s proved to be a productive, turbulent, career-altering decade for Tom Petty. He released four studio LPs with the Heartbreakers and then punctuated the decade with his first solo album. Petty ...

Tom Petty Charts A New Bestselling Album Nearly A Decade After His Passing

Tom Petty’s Live at Paradise Rock Club, 1978 debuts on two Billboard charts as the late rocker's latest live set becomes an instant bestseller.
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Tom Petty’s Death, 8 Years Later: Inside the Singer's Final Days and Painful Injury That Quietly Affected Him

Eight years ago, the world lost a rock icon when Tom Petty died at age 66 on Oct. 2, 2017. Petty first rose to prominence in 1976 as the frontman for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with hits like ...

Tom Petty: 10 essential songs

Legendary rocker Tom Petty has died. He was 66 years old. Petty was reportedly found unconscious after experiencing cardiac arrest in his Malibu home and was rushed to hospital, but he did not survive ...