Retro Video of the Week: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the release of I Love Rock 'n' Roll, Joan Jett's second studio album and first with The Blackhearts.  It would prove to be Jett's best-selling album of her long and illustrious career, selling over 10 million copies worldwide.  The album is also her highest-charting on the Billboard album chart, going to #2.  It also topped the album charts in Canada and New Zealand and went Top 10 on the album charts in Australia, The Netherlands, and Sweden.

The title track to the album was a cover of The Arrows' 1975 song, and Jett turned it into arguably her signature song.  She gave it some snarl and made it into an all-time rock and roll anthem.  The song became her most successful single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks, finishing the 1982 Billboard Year End Chart at #3, and landing at #72 on the All Time Billboard Hot 100 chart.  It also went to #1 on the pop charts in Australia, Canada, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden, and it reached the Top 10 on the pop charts in seven other countries.

The video features Jett walking into a sleepy bar, then getting on stage with the Blackhearts, attracting a crowd and turning the place into a party.