Hi Infidelity
by REO Speedwagon

Album
Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-11-21
Overall rank: 4,002nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 122 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (74th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (583rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,002nd)

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REO Speedwagon bestography

Hi Infidelity is ranked as the best album by REO Speedwagon.

REO Speedwagon album bestography « Higher ranked
- This album (4,002nd)
Hi Infidelity Lower ranked (11,130th) »
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Hi Infidelity rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,002nd | 1980s rank: 583rd | 1980 rank: 74th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 122 votes)
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 !		05/25/2026 09:51 DJStuart79  Ratings distribution  5,98359/100
 
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 !		02/26/2026 15:23 CA Dreamin  Ratings distribution  74370/100

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70/100
From 06/07/2015 01:13 | #143206 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
1981 would mark the peak of arena rock -- corporate rock to the critic class. Between them, Hi Infidelity, Foreigner 4, Styx's Paradise Theater, and Journey's Escape sold approximately 30 million units. This November 1980 release kicked things off with a mix of power balladry and hard rock with pop sensibilities. It's always been easy to bash this style of music but I've never seen the point. The above bands were generally proficient musicians, fronted by very capable vocalists, and wrote songs that were just plain catchy. It's the height of snobbery to disparage them just because the "wrong" people bought their music.

Thirty five years later, Hi Infidelity is a still a good listen. The radio-friendly hits are familiar to everyone, but side two continues with some fairly strong material. "Out of Season" in particular is a well-crafted song.
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From 08/28/2012 03:37 | #49335 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of the early 80s arena rock classics! That middle ground between Zeppelin and the 80s hair metal bands.
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55/100
From 03/29/2017 19:15 | #188369 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is where REO finally abandoned any pretense of being a real rock and roll band and came out as a full-fledged radio-friendly power ballad coroporate rock mess. But hey, it did wonders for the ol' bank account.
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60/100
From 04/30/2016 14:39 | #164886 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Decent guitar work, but songwriting blows chunks. A couple good "hits" and then a total waste of my time.
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90/100
From 01/13/2014 21:59 | #100580 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I thought Hits was the only REO Speedwagon I needed. I was wrong--I need this one too.
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