The album went on to become certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It built on the commercial success and critical acclaim of his two previous albums and reached #2 on the Billboard album chart. This was the first of three Petty albums originally released by the Backstreet Records label, distributed by MCA Records. Damn the Torpedoes is the third studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on October 19, 1979.
