in january 1981, styx released "paradise theatre", a concept album that became their biggest hit, reaching no. 1 on the "billboard" pop albums chart and yielding five singles, including the top ten hits "the best of times" by deyoung (no. 3) and "too much time on my hands" by shaw (no. 9), his only top 10 single as a member of the band. "paradise theatre" became the band's fourth consecutive multi-platinum album.