
The last track on the Toto IV album, Africa reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1983.
The last track on the Toto IV album, Africa reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1983.
Steve Porcaro, one of the keyboardists, explained to Rolling Stone in 2018, “Look where we put it. It’s the last song on side B. No one in the band, besides maybe David, thought it was a strong song at all. It wound up being our only Number One. That shows how little any of us know!”.