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Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Gainesville, UScountry, rock, folk
30.3bn all-time streams (11 Feb '26)
Upon the release of their first album in the late '70s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were shoehorned into the punk/new wave movement by some observers who picked up on the tough, vibrant energy of the group's blend of Byrds riffs and Stonesy swagger.
In a way, the categorization made sense.
In a way, the categorization made sense.
