Tom Petty has finally ran down the dream of snagging a chart-topping album.
None of Petty's first 12 albums -- the first of which came out in 1976 -- with The Heartbreakers or his three solo efforts ever reached No. 1 on Billboard's album chart. But this week, his 13th group record, Hypnotic Eye, achieved what those other albums could not.
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' Hypnotic Eye tops the Billboard 200 chart with 131,000 copies sold in seven days since its debut, triumphing over an album from Eric Clapton & Friends (61,000) and the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack (60,000).
You can listen to the album, including the brilliant "Forgotten Man" single, here:
The "Runnin' Down a Dream" singer and The Heartbreakers, who are currently on tour, thanked their fans via Twitter:
Hypnotic Eye is the #1 album in the U.S and Canada! Tom and the band thank you, the fans, for all of your support! pic.twitter.com/0JkLUENnVe— Tom Petty (@tompetty) August 6, 2014
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