Blondie discography explained

Artist:Blondie
Studio:11
Live:4
Compilation:14
Video:7
Music Videos:35
Ep:3
Singles:38

Since 1976 the American new wave band Blondie has released 11 studio albums, 4 live albums, 14 compilation albums, 3 remix albums, 3 EPs, and 38 singles. The band has sold an estimated 40 million albums.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
Blondie 14 75*
Plastic Letters
  • Released: September 1977
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 8-track, cassette, CD, LP
72 64 2 38 33 10
Parallel Lines
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 8-track, cassette, CD, LP
6 2 24 2 9 7 3 16 9 1
Eat to the Beat
  • Released: September 1979
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 8-track, cassette, CD, LP
17 9 19 6 23 16 3 6 2 1
  • US: Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum[15]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
Autoamerican
  • Released: November 1980
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 8-track, cassette, CD, LP
7 8 18 4 42 16 6 12 11 3
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: 3× Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
The Hunter
  • Released: May 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 8-track, cassette, CD, LP
33 15 24 49 19 27 19 18 9
No Exit
  • Released: February 1999
  • Label: Beyond
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
18 72 20 34 18 80 36 3
  • UK: Gold
The Curse of Blondie
  • Released: October 2003
  • Labels: Sanctuary (US), Epic (UK)
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
160 83 84 36
Panic of Girls 62 73
Blondie 4(0) Ever
(Includes Greatest Hits Redux and Ghosts of Download)
  • Released: May 2014
  • Labels: Five Seven, Noble ID, Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
109 72 44 16
  • UK: Gold
Pollinator
  • Released: May 2017
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP
63 29 27 21 78 4
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

* The band's debut album, Blondie, did not chart in the UK following its original release, but charted in March 1979 after it was re-released by Chrysalis Records.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Picture This Live
  • Released: October 7, 1997
  • Labels: EMI/Capitol
  • Format: CD
Live (US) / Livid (UK)
  • Released: November 23, 1999
  • Label: Beyond Music
  • Format: CD
Live by Request
  • Released: September 14, 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
At the BBC
  • Released: October 4, 2010
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: CD+DVD

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AUS
CAN
NLD
NZ
NOR
SWE
UK
The Best of Blondie
  • Released: October 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, LP
30 1 15 46 1 4
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • UK: 2× Platinum

(Blondie and Debbie Harry)
  • Released: March 1991
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, LP
6 42 1 3
  • UK: Gold
Blonde and Beyond
  • Released: November 16, 1993
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: November 1994
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
  • UK: Gold
Denis
  • Released: November 11, 1996
  • Labels: Disky Communications/EMI
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
  • UK: Silver
Picture This – The Essential Blondie Collection
  • Released: April 6, 1998
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
  • UK: Gold
  • Released: July 13, 1998
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
48 18 12
  • UK: Platinum
Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 19, 2002
  • Labels: EMI/Capitol
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
73 15 30 38
  • UK: 2× Platinum
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Labels: EMI/Capitol
  • Format: CD+DVD
23 48
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Platinum
Singles Collection: 1977–1982
  • Released: October 16, 2009
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI
  • Format: CD
  • UK: Silver
Essential
  • Released: October 31, 2011
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI Gold
  • Format: CD
  • UK: Gold
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Remix albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
UK
Once More into the Bleach
(Blondie and Debbie Harry)
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, LP
47 50
  • Released: June 18, 1995
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
25
  • Released: July 18, 1995
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Box sets

TitleAlbum detailsUK peak positionNotes
Singles Box
  • Released: June 14, 2004
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: 15 CDs
  • The box set includes 15 CD singles, and albums from Blondie to The Hunter are represented.
Original Era
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: 6 LPs
  • The box set includes 6 LP studio albums from Blondie to The Hunter with reproductions of the original album artworks, and is packed in a Parallel Lines-themed slipcase box.
Against the Odds 1974–1982
  • Released: August 26, 2022[17]
  • Label: Capitol, Universal
  • Format: 10×LP, 4×LP, 8×CD, 3×CD
25[18]

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Details
iTunes Festival: London 2014
  • Released: December 9, 2014[19]
  • Label: Noble ID
  • Formats: digital download
Vivir en la Habana
  • Released: July 16, 2021[20]
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: vinyl, digital download
Yuletide Throwdown
  • Released: October 8, 2021[21]
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Formats: vinyl, digital download

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
AUS
BEL
[22]
CAN
[23]
GER
IRL
[24]
NLD
NZ
[25]
SWE
UK
1976"X Offender"Blondie
"In the Flesh"240
1977"Rip Her to Shreds"81
"Kidnapper"[F]Plastic Letters
1978"Denis"121931192
  • NLD: Gold
  • UK: Gold
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"14810
"Picture This"88131512
  • UK: Silver
Parallel Lines
"I'm Gonna Love You Too"36
"Hanging on the Telephone"39191620435
  • UK: Silver
1979"Heart of Glass"[A][B]1151128131
"Sunday Girl"56148551
  • UK: Gold
"One Way or Another"[B]24798*
  • UK: Gold
"Dreaming"2753164263129192
  • UK: Silver
Eat to the Beat
"Union City Blue"54174713
  • UK: Silver
1980"The Hardest Part"8486
"Call Me"149114212631
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
American Gigolo (soundtrack)
"Atomic"39128572031771
  • UK: Gold
Eat to the Beat
"Heroes"[F]Non-album single
"The Tide Is High"[A]144115251191
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
Autoamerican
1981"Rapture"[A]1583404204135
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Silver
"Yuletide Throwdown" (co-starring Freddie)[H]Non-album single
1982"Island of Lost Souls"[B]371386615211811The Hunter
"War Child"962139
"Danceway"
1988"Denis" (remix)1393050Once More into the Bleach
"Heart of Glass" (remix)[F]
1989"Call Me" (remix)61
1994"Atomic" (remix)9819Beautiful: The Remix Album
"Rapture" (remix)[A]
1995"Heart of Glass" (remix)[A]15
"Union City Blue" (remix)[A]31
1999"Maria"[A][B]825934633191671
  • GER: Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
No Exit
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl"8926
"No Exit"
(featuring Coolio)
2003"Good Boys"379312The Curse of Blondie
2005"Rapture Riders"
(Blondie vs. The Doors)
232139Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound
2011"Mother"Panic of Girls
"What I Heard"[28]
2013"A Rose by Any Name"
(featuring Beth Ditto)
Ghosts of Download
"Sugar on the Side"
(featuring Systema Solar)
2014"I Want to Drag You Around"
2017"Fun"Pollinator
"Long Time"[G]
"Too Much"[29]
"Doom or Destiny"[30]
(featuring Joan Jett)
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
* "One Way or Another" was not released as a single in the UK, but charted from downloads in 2013 after a cover/mash-up of the song was released by One Direction and reached number one.

Digital downloads

YearSingleAlbum
2009"We Three Kings"[C]Non-album singles
2012[E]"Restless"[D]
"Bride of Infinity"
"Dead Air"
"Rock On"
"Practice Makes Perfect"

Promotional singles

YearSingleAlbum
1982"Danceway" (Canada only)The Hunter
1999"Screaming Skin"[31] No Exit
2004"Undone"[32] The Curse of Blondie
2017"My Monster"Pollinator
"Fragments"
"Tonight"

Billboard Year-End performances

YearSongYear-End
Position
1979"Heart of Glass"18
1980"Call Me"1
1981"Rapture"15
"The Tide Is High"17

Notes

^ "The Tide Is High" charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching #3.
"Rapture" charted on both the R&B Songs and Mainstream Rock charts, reaching #33 and #35 respectively.
The 1994 remix of "Rapture" charted on the Hot Dance Singles chart, reaching #35.
The 1995 remixes of "Heart of Glass" and "Union City Blue" both charted on the Hot Dance Singles chart, peaking at #11 and #30 respectively.
"Maria" peaked at #14 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and at #3 on the Hot Dance Singles chart. ^ "Heart of Glass" and "Island of Lost Souls" also both reached #1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. "One Way or Another" and "Maria" reached #7 and #28 respectively on the same chart. ^ Christmas single made available for free download on Blondie's official website.[33] ^ An outtake from the Panic of Girls sessions of 2011, posted on Deborah Harry's website as a free download including cover art and credits.[34] ^ In 2012, the band released several tracks for free download via Amazon and on the band's website. "Bride of Infinity", "Dead Air" and "Rock On" were put online on October 10, in order to coincide with the band's performance on YouTube Presents, while "Practice Makes Perfect" was released in November. ^ "Kidnapper" is a Japanese-only release;[35] "Heroes" (also released as a B-side to the "Atomic" single) is a German 12-inch maxi-only release;[36] "Heart of Glass '88" is an Australian- and French-only release.[37] ^ "Long Time" also reached #19 on the US Adult Alternative Songs chart. ^ Though not released as a regular single, "Yuletide Throwdown" was originally recorded in 1981 (originally known as "Christmas Rap") by Debbie Harry and rap artist Fab Five Freddy. A white label test pressing was made by Chris Stein's "Animal Records" label in 1981, and the track was released in 1982 as a free flexidisc with Flexipop magazine in the UK. The blue, green' or red 7" single played at 33rpm, and included two other festive-themed tracks by The Brattles and Snuky Tate, both of which were also produced by Stein. In 2021, Blondie's song was released digitally and as a limited edition 12" vinyl single by Blondie themselves.[38]

Other appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Ring of Fire"[39] 1980Roadie

Original Motion Picture Sound Track

"Ordinary Bummer"[A][40] 1997We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute
"More than This"[B][41] 2006The New Cars and Blondie: Road Rage
Notes
^ Released under the name "Adolph's Dog". ^ Recorded and released to promote The New Cars and Blondie's Road Rage Tour.

Video

Video albums

TitleAlbum detailsCertifications
Eat to the Beat
The Best of Blondie
The Complete Picture: The Very Best
of Deborah Harry and Blondie
Live
  • Released: (2005)
  • Labels: Beyond Music, EV Classics
  • Format: DVD
  • UK: Platinum
Greatest Video Hits
  • Released:
  • Labels: Chrysalis/EMI
  • Format: DVD
  • UK: Gold
Live by Request
Live at CBGB's 1977
  • Released: May 12, 2014
  • Labels: Five Seven Music, Noble ID,
    Caroline Records
  • Format: DVD
Notes:
Live at CBGB's 1977 was released as a bonus DVD in the deluxe edition of Blondie 4(0) Ever, which includes Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux and Ghosts of Download, the band's 10th studio album.

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
1977"In the Flesh"Richard Robinson & Bob Gruen
"In the Sun"
"X Offender"
"Denis"Keef
"Detroit 442"
1978"(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear"
"Picture This"
"Hanging on the Telephone"David Mallet
1979"Heart of Glass"Stanley Dorfman
"Dreaming"David Mallet
"The Hardest Part"
"Union City Blue"
"Shayla"
"Eat to the Beat"
"Accidents Never Happen"
"Die Young Stay Pretty"
"Slow Motion"
"Atomic"
"Sound-A-Sleep"
"Victor"
"Living in the Real World"
1980"Call Me" David Mallet
"The Tide Is High"Hart Perry
"Rapture"Keith McMillan & John Weaver
1982"Island of Lost Souls"Keith McMillan
1999"Maria"Alan Smithee
"Nothing Is Real But the Girl"James Frost & Alex Smith
2000"No Exit"Hal Dace
2003"Good Boys"Jonas Åkerlund
2005"Rapture Riders"Addictive TV[42]
2009"We Three Kings"Michael Gaylin
2011"Mother"Laurent Rejto
2014"Sugar on the Side"Rankin
2017"Fun"Dikayl Rimmasch
"Long Time"
"Doom or Destiny"Rob Roth

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blondie > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. AllMusic. 2008-11-28.
  2. Peak chart positions for Australia:
  3. Web site: Austrian Charts > Blondie. de. austriancharts.at. 2013-06-19.
  4. Web site: Canadian Top Albums Charts > Blondie. collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2013-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114716/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=78dpv8r2djbue&q1=blondie&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=50. 2014-02-02. dead.
  5. Web site: German Charts > Blondie. de. charts.de. 2013-06-19.
  6. Web site: Dutch Charts > Blondie. dutchcharts.nl. 2012-09-22.
  7. Web site: New Zealand Charts > Blondie . 2012-09-15 . charts.nz .
  8. Web site: Norway Charts . 2012-09-22 . norwegiancharts.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306071441/http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=blondie . 2016-03-06.
  9. Web site: Blondie Chart History. swedishcharts.com. 2012-09-22.
  10. Web site: UK Charts. 2012-09-15. Official Charts Company.
  11. United Kingdom. Blondie. June 29, 2023.
  12. Netherlands. Blondie. album. 6 March 2019.
  13. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 28, 2008 . Riaa.com . 2008-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS . June 26, 2007 .
  14. "Certified Awards Search ". Music Canada. Retrieved on 29 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Blondie" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  15. Web site: Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 12 November 2021.
  16. Web site: Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued). Imgur.com. December 26, 2022.
  17. Web site: Blondie / Against The Odds 1974-1982. SuperDeluxeEdition. Sinclair. Paul. June 8, 2022. August 31, 2022.
  18. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100 . 31 October 2022 . Official Charts.
  19. Web site: iTunes Festival: London 2014 . music.apple.com . 9 December 2014 . 19 October 2021.
  20. Web site: Blondie: Vivir en la Habana Available Now . blondie.net . July 16, 2021 . 19 October 2021 . 20 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020091402/https://www.blondie.net/pre-order-blondie-vivir-en-la-habana-now/ . dead .
  21. Web site: Pre-Order 3-Song Holiday EP, Yuletide Throwdown on Limited Edition Vinyl . blondie.net . October 1, 2021 . 19 October 2021 . 20 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020091401/https://www.blondie.net/pre-order-3-song-holiday-ep-yuletide-throwdown-on-limited-edition-vinyl/ . dead .
  22. Web site: Discografie Blondie . Hung Medien . ultratop.be . 19 June 2013.
  23. Web site: Canadian Top Singles Charts > Blondie. collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2013-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114713/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=78dpv8r2djbue&q1=blondie&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50. 2014-02-02. dead.
  24. Web site: irishcharts.ie (Blondie discography) . irishcharts.ie . 2014-01-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231849/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . 2010-01-05 .
  25. Web site: Steffen Hung . New Zealand charts portal . charts.nz . 2012-01-09 .
  26. Australia. Cash Box. World Radio History. 53. June 16, 1979. December 1, 2021.
  27. Web site: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blondie). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 2013-05-08.
  28. Web site: What I Heard - Single by Blondie - Single on iTunes . iTunes . 2011-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113113541/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/what-i-heard-single/id450907123 . 2012-11-13 .
  29. https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/10155484711928389
  30. Web site: Blondie Unleash 'Doom or Destiny' from 11th Studio Album. 19 September 2017. 6 December 2017. 6 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206202431/http://sportplaylists.com/blondie-unleash-doom-destiny-11th-studio-album. dead.
  31. Web site: Screaming Skin - 1999. rip-her-to-shreds.com. 2014-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202000255/http://rip-her-to-shreds.com/archive_discography_singles_screamingskin.php. 2014-02-02. dead.
  32. Web site: Undone - 2004. rip-her-to-shreds.com. 2014-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023625/http://rip-her-to-shreds.com/archive_discography_singles_undone.php. 2016-03-04. dead.
  33. News: Free download of new Blondie song!. blondie.net. December 11, 2009. 2013-12-17.
  34. Web site: Restless. deborahharry.com. 2014-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103225852/http://www.deborahharry.com/restless.shtml. 2014-01-03. dead.
  35. News: Kidnapper 1977. rip-her-to-shreds.com. 2014-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202122846/http://rip-her-to-shreds.com/archive_discography_singles_kidnapper.php. 2014-02-02. dead.
  36. News: Heroes 1980. rip-her-to-shreds.com. 2014-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222749/http://rip-her-to-shreds.com/archive_discography_singles_heroes.php. 2014-05-19. dead.
  37. News: Heart of Glass (The '88 Remix). recmod.com. 2014-05-19.
  38. Web site: 2021-10-11. Blondie share rare Christmas track 'Yuletide Throwdown' and talk Fab 5 Freddy, new music and touring. 2021-10-16. NME. en-GB.
  39. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r582347|pure_url=yes}} Roadie: Original Motion Picture Sound Track > Overview ]. Whitney Z. . Gomes . 21 October 2013 . Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  40. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r312787|pure_url=yes}} We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute > Overview ]. Thomas . Erlewine . 23 October 2013 . Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  41. Web site: The New Cars and Blondie: Road Rage. emusic.com. 2013-12-17.
  42. Web site: Check out this song I heard on Radio Paradise .