Hi Infidelity

I'm going to pick one that I would play this if I'm in a specific mood.

REO Speedwagon High Infidelity.

love that record.

I like that record.

Three nights in Bloomington.

Yeah, you know, I think on that tour, they had April Wine opening for them from the Nature of the Beast album, which is another worthy mentioning album, Nature of the Beast by April Wine.

But yeah, REO Speedwagon, High Infidelity.

It's not your classic hard rockin' REO.

Yeah

... like the High Fidelity-

Ballads and ballads.

Yes

Yeah.

Mark, any, anything stand out on that list to you?

Well, that's worse than, that's worse than High Fidelity-

I could, I could-

also spend 15 weeks at number one.

So Katie, which of these other albums spent at least 15 weeks at number one? Your choices are The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night soundtrack, Mariah Carey's self-titled debut, The Eagles' Hotel California, The Grease soundtrack, or REO Speedwagon's High Infidelity, Which of those albums actually spent at least 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200?

Those are all massive albums.

I'm going to go with the Grease soundtrack.

You are correct.

Mariah Carey's self-titled album had 11 weeks at number one.

REO Speedwagon's High Infidelity had 15 weeks at number one.

I was a little surprised by that.

I know lots of REO Speedwagon songs.

It wasn't until D threw down on their High Infidelity episode on the Surely You Can't Be Serious podcast, he said, "This is something that Accidental Legends needs to look at." Sure enough, it's all there.

So let's get into it.

Sounds good.

... cannot do that.

He, he said, "Look, The Beatles already have a good handle on that title.

You cannot use that." Kevin helped identify the phrase that should introduce it to the listener, and they were, uh, real personal troubles that were reflected behind the material on High Infidelity in '79 and '80.

And Kevin's marriage was under stress, Gary's relationship was troubled.

Oh, I got-

Before High Infidelity, which sold about a trillion copies

... to fly.

And that's just what you do to me

I would say 82.

In 82, REO Speedwagon was playing at Capital Center after High Infidelity, and MTV had been a thing, and it was summer.

And the tickets went on sale, and I...

I think I'm right about this.