Hit Parade: Le Petty Prince Edition
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The Parallel Between Prince and Tom Petty
In the two weeks after Prince's death in April 2016, 19 of his albums re-entered the Billboard album chart. Petty was asked to reflect on that magical rock-hall induction performance in 2016, less than a week after Prince died. In October 2017, the week after Petty's death, five of his albums were back at No. 2. It was one last poignant parallel between two artists whose careers had echoed each other over four decades.
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