 "Hot August Night" was the number one charting album in Australia for the 1970s, entering the Australian album charts in late 1972 and still charting in the top 20 in 1976.It was the number 1 album of 1973 and the number 3 album of 1974.It re-entered the Australian top 10 in 1982, then had another chart run in 1991-92 peaking at number 21.