Bat out of Hell is a 1977 album by singer Meat Loaf, songwriter Jim Steinman, and producer Todd Rundgren that became the third best-selling album worldwide behind Michael Jackson's Thriller and AC/DC's Back In Black, continuing to sell approximately 200,000 per year. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Its musical style is influenced by Steinman's appreciation of Richard Wagner, Phil Spector and Bruce Springsteen. This album's title also became the title for two more Meat Loaf albums. Steinman produced the 1993 album, Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell. Desmond Child produced the 2006 album, Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.