Sunday, February 23, 2014

Number 1 Albums - 1980

Against The Wind
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
(6 consecutive weeks at #1)
May 3rd - June 7th 1980

Bob Seger's 11th album and 3rd with the Silver Bullet Band is his only #1 on the Billboard Album chart and knocked off the biggest selling album of 1980 out of #1, The Wall by Pink Floyd,
It also won 2 Grammy Awards at the 1981 show, "Best Recording Package" and
"Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal".
Three songs from the album reached  Billboard's Top 40, "Against The Wind" #5, "Fire Lake" #6, and "You'll Accomp'ny Me" #14.







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