| Hill Street Blues | |
| Cover: | Theme_from_Hill_Street_Blues_-_Mike_Post.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mike Post |
| B-Side: | Aaron's Tune |
| Released: | August 1981 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Prev Title: | Manhattan Spiritual |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Theme from Magnum, P.I. |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"Hill Street Blues" is a 1981 instrumental by Mike Post. It is the theme from the TV series Hill Street Blues, and features Larry Carlton on guitar.
The single spent over five months on the charts and reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It became an Adult Contemporary hit in the U.S. (No. 4) and Canada (No. 29). It became Post's second Top 10 hit, matching the performance of his first hit in 1975, "Theme from The Rockford Files". The single also charted in the UK (No. 25).[1]
| Chart (1981–82) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 44 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[3] | 29 | |
| UK [4] | 25 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 10 | |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6] | 4 | |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] | 15 |
