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Winnipeg, Canada (1973 – 1979, 1983 – 2005, 2010 – present)

Bachman–Turner Overdrive (frequently known as BTO) is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, best known for their series of five Top 40 albums and six Top 40 singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Overall, the band has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide. Many of their songs, including “Let It Ride”, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”, “Takin’ Care of Business”, “Hey You” and “Roll On Down the Highway”, still receive play on FM classic rock stations. BTO fans are affectionately known as “gearheads” (derived from the band’s gear-shaped logo).

The precursor to BTO was the band Brave Belt, formed in 1970 by Randy Bachman and Chad Allan (both of The Guess Who), Robbie Bachman and Fred Turner. An original plan included Keith Emerson of The Nice, though he was dropped due to illness. After two moderately successful Brave Belt albums, Allan was replaced by Tim Bachman, the third of the Bachman brothers, and the band changed its name to Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada , BTO released their first album under that name in the spring of 1973. Their second album was Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, and it became a massive hit in the US and their native Canada. It also yielded their best-remembered single, “Takin’ Care of Business” written by Randy Bachman. BTO were one of the early hard rock bands which opted for songs backed by catchy melodies and powerful riffing. The band also promoted a strait-laced lifestyle due to the Mormon religious beliefs of Randy Bachman.

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1		You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet			1,556
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4		Hey You			321
5		Roll On Down The Highway			301
6		Not Fragile			137
7		You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Single Version			114
8		Gimme Your Money Please			112
9		Blue Collar			82
10		You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet			77
11		Take It Like A Man			74
12		Four Wheel Drive			71
13		Lookin' Out For #1			69
14		You Aint Seen Nothing Yet			62
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