Hitting record shops in February 1979, America embraced Rockford’s Fab Four, launching Cheap Trick At Budokan to #4 on the Billboard charts and eventual triple Platinum status—the album would remain a permanent fixture on the U.S. charts for over a year. The band’s first Top 10 smash, “I Want You To Want Me” raced to #7 and “Ain’t That A Shame,” their dynamic cover of Fats Domino’s ’50s classic, peaked at #35.
