Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin released their fourth album on 8 November 1971. The album is officially untitled but variously referred to as Led Zeppelin IV , Untitled , IV , or, due to the four symbols appearing on the record label, as Four Symbols , Zoso or Runes . The band had wanted to release the fourth album with no title or information, in response to the music press “going on about Zeppelin being a hype”, but the record company wanted something on the cover, so in discussions, it was agreed to have four symbols to represent both the four members of the band and that it was the fourth album. With 37 million copies sold, Led Zeppelin IV is one of the best-selling albums in history, and its massive popularity cemented Led Zeppelin’s status as superstars in the 1970s. By 2021, it had sold 24 million copies in the United States alone. The track ” Stairway to Heaven “, never released as a single, was the most requested and most played song on American rock radio in the 1970s. The group followed up the album’s release with tours of the UK , Australasia , North America , Japan , and the UK again from late 1971 through early 1973.