Not many artists can match Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ record of two decades of commercial success along with a simultaneous period of creative growth and critical acclaim. The group started in Gainesville, Florida and kicked the musical doldrums of the mid-'70s in the face with their 1976 self-titled debut album. It took America a full year to catch up to the album. "Breakdown" was re-released to radio and became a Top 40 hit in 1977. 1978's follow up, "You're Gonna Get It!," proved the debut album's intensity was no fluke. Marking the band's first gold album, it featured the singles "Listen To Her Heart" and "I Need To Know." Next, in 1979, came the triple-platinum "Damn The Torpedoes" album, which brought Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers superstardom and arena headlining status. This was followed by the successful and critically acclaimed "Hard Promises" (1981), "Long After Dark" (1982), "Southern Accents" (1985), "Pack Up The Plantation - Live!" and 1987's "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)," featuring "Jammin' Me," co-written by Bob Dylan, with whom they teamed up for a historical world tour in 1986 and 1987.
]In 1989, Tom Petty released his debut solo album, "Full Moon Fever," produced by Jeff Lynne with Petty and Mike Campbell. It was in the Billboard Top Ten chart for more than 34 weeks and earned triple-platinum status, along the way spawning such hits as "I Won't Back Down," "Free Fallin'" and "Runnin' Down A Dream." The Traveling Wilburys released two platinum albums, "The Traveling Wilburys" (1988) and "Volume Three" (1990).
Platinum success returned in 1991 when Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers released "Into The Great Wide Open" (again with the Lynne/Petty/Campbell production team), from which came the singles "Learning To Fly and "Into The Great Wide Open," a song that looked at the hollow core of the music biz' star-making machinery.
The hit song and video "Mary Jane's Last Dance," won Best Male Video at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. As a songwriter, Tom Petty was acknowledged in May 1996 with the prestigious Golden Note Award from ASCAP. Tom Petty released his first album for Warner Bros. Records in late 1994. Titled "Wildflowers," it went on to sell more than three million copies and produced the hits "You Don't Know How It Feels," "You Wreck Me" and "It's Good To Be King." In 1996, "Wildflowers" earned two Grammy Awards. The album also garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album. Other "Wildflowers" achievements included Tom's Best Male Video award for "You Don't Know How It Feels" at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards.
The tour for "Wildflowers" marked the biggest and most successful concert trek in the history of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. As part of the tour, the group performed two sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl, producing a record gross figure for a multi-night engagement by a single artist at the venue. In 1999, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers received their own star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

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