Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Return with a New Album – It’s Not Quite New, Actually

On October 30, 2024By Karl

NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 22: Tom Petty from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performs at the main concert … (+) Performing on day 2 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park in Newport, Isle of Wight, on 22 June 2012. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have released Long After Dark to various UK charts for the first time, following the re-release of the decades-old project as a special deluxe edition. (Photo: Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

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In the seven years since Tom Petty’s death at age 66, he has gone from beloved rocker to legend. His output is still revered today and looking at the UK music charts there is clearly an appetite for anything linked to the late superstar.

Petty and his band Heartbreakers are releasing a brand new hit album in the UK this week. Long After Dark it debuted on a pair of charts following an exclusive re-release that attracted a wide audience in that country.

Long After Dark He almost cracks the top 10 in one of the two counts he reaches this frame. The set opens at number 15 on the Official Physical Albums chart, which ranks only the best-selling full-length albums and EPs on any physical medium (CD, vinyl or otherwise) in the UK.

The same project is also new to the Official Album Downloads chart. This list is specific to purchases made on download stores such as iTunes and others. Long After Dark It’s clear that Petty fans prefer to own the game in a physical format rather than just downloading it.

Long After Dark It marks Petty and his band’s first new success on these two charts in just a few years. They last won a double-squad title in late 2022. Live at the Fillmore 1997 It entered the charts at lower positions than the rockers’ last debut this week.

On the Official Physical Albums chart, Petty and co achieved the sixth-highest entry. Long After Dark It starts with offerings from stars like Kylie Minogue, Rag’n’Bone Man, Confidence Man, Oasis and Maverick Saber. While Petty and his musicians earned the twenty-eighth highest peaking debut album, there are many more newcomers to the Official Album Download chart. That amount doesn’t even include the few running backs returning to the roster.

Petty and the Heartbreakers are released Long After Dark In 1982, it nearly cracked the top 40 on the main albums chart. The rockers’ estate recently re-released the studio favorite as a deluxe edition, coming with a number of previously unreleased songs as well as other exclusives and extras that clearly appeal to a wide audience. This luxury decline helps Long After Dark it again became a chart winner, or the first time it had charted in the United Kingdom.