<Li> "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" Released: February 1978 </Li> <Li> "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" Released: August 1978 </Li> <P> Bat Out of Hell is the second studio album and the major - label debut by American rock singer Meat Loaf, as well as being his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren, released in September 1977 on Cleveland International / Epic Records . It is one of the best - selling albums of all time, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide . Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003 . </P> <P> Its musical style is influenced by Steinman's appreciation of Richard Wagner, Phil Spector, Bruce Springsteen and The Who . Bat Out of Hell has been certified 14 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . As of May 2015, it has spent 485 weeks in the UK Charts . The album went on to become one of the most influential and iconic albums of all time and its songs have remained classic rock staples . </P>

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