Blondie was formed in New York City in 1974. The group was co-founded by vocalist Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, who were later joined by drummer Clem Burke, keyboardist Jimmy Destri, and bassist Gary Valentine. They initially gained recognition in the underground music scene, performing at iconic venues such as CBGB.
The band’s self-titled debut album, released in 1976, showcased their eclectic style but achieved modest commercial success. Their second album, “Plastic Letters” (1978), featured the single “Denis,” which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, marking their first major breakthrough. However, it was their third album, “Parallel Lines” (1978), that catapulted them to international fame. This album included hits like “Heart of Glass,” which topped charts in multiple countries, and “One Way or Another,” solidifying their place in mainstream music.
Over the years, Blondie released a total of 11 studio albums. Following “Parallel Lines,” they continued their success with “Eat to the Beat” (1979), featuring tracks like “Dreaming” and “Atomic.” In 1980, “Autoamerican” showcased their versatility with songs such as “The Tide Is High,” a reggae cover that reached number one in the US and UK, and “Rapture,” notable for being one of the first mainstream songs to incorporate rap vocals. Their 1982 album, “The Hunter,” did not achieve the same success, leading to the band’s hiatus. They reunited in 1997, releasing “No Exit” in 1999, which included the UK chart-topping single “Maria.” Subsequent albums include “The Curse of Blondie” (2003), “Panic of Girls” (2011), “Ghosts of Download” (2014), and “Pollinator” (2017).
Blondie’s innovative approach resulted in numerous hit singles. “Call Me,” produced in collaboration with Giorgio Moroder for the film “American Gigolo” (1980), became a number one hit in the US and was the best-selling single of that year. “Rapture” not only topped the US charts but also introduced rap to a broader audience, influencing the genre’s integration into mainstream music. Their ability to blend different musical styles contributed to their widespread appeal and enduring legacy.
Throughout their career, Blondie received several accolades. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, recognizing their significant impact on the music industry. Their influence extended beyond commercial success, inspiring numerous artists and shaping the evolution of new wave and punk music.
Outside of music, Debbie Harry pursued acting, appearing in films such as “Videodrome” (1983) and “Hairspray” (1988), showcasing her versatility as an artist. Chris Stein is also an accomplished photographer, capturing iconic images of the 1970s and 1980s music scene. Their contributions to both music and visual arts have solidified their status as cultural icons.
Blondie’s enduring appeal lies in their ability to adapt and innovate. Their fusion of genres and willingness to experiment have kept them relevant across decades. The dynamic presence of Debbie Harry, combined with the band’s musical versatility, has left an indelible mark on popular culture.
In recent years, Blondie has continued to tour and produce new music. Their 2017 album “Pollinator” received critical acclaim, featuring collaborations with contemporary artists and bridging the gap between classic and modern sounds. As of December 2024, they are working on a new album set for release in 2025, produced by John Congleton. Their ability to evolve while maintaining their distinctive style ensures their lasting influence in the music industry.
Complete List Of Blondie Songs From A to Z
- A Rose by Any Name (featuring Beth Ditto) – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Accidents Never Happen – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Already Naked – Pollinator – 2017
- Angels on the Balcony – Autoamerican – 1980
- A Shark in Jets Clothing – Blondie – 1976
- Atomic – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Attack of the Giant Ants, The – Blondie – 1976
- Background Melody (The Only One) – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Backroom – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Bang a Gong (Get It On) (recorded live November 4, 1978, at The Paradise in Boston, MA) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Beast, The – The Hunter – 1982
- Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45) – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Best Day Ever – Pollinator – 2017
- Boom Boom in the Zoom Zoom Room – No Exit – 1999
- Breaks, The – Pollinator – 2017
- Call Me – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Call Me (Original Long Version) – Autoamerican – 1980
- Call Me (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998) – No Exit – 1999
- Call Me (Spanish Version) – Autoamerican – 1980
- Can’t Stop Wanting – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Can I Find the Right Words (To Say) – The Hunter – 1982
- Cautious Lip – Plastic Letters – 1978
- China Shoes – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Contact in Red Square – Plastic Letters – 1978
- D-Day – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Danceway – The Hunter – 1982
- Denis – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Denis (alternative version) – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Denis (rehearsal) – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Desire Brings Me Back – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Detroit 442 – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Detroit 442 (recorded live 11/06/78 at the Walnut Theatre, Philadelphia, PA) – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Diamond Bridge – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Die Young Stay Pretty – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Die Young Stay Pretty (live BBC 12/31/79) – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Dig Up the Conjo – No Exit – 1999
- Divine – No Exit – 1999
- Do the Dark – Autoamerican – 1980
- Doom or Destiny (featuring Joan Jett) – Pollinator – 2017
- Double Take – No Exit – 1999
- Dragonfly – The Hunter – 1982
- Dream’s Lost on Me, The – No Exit – 1999
- Dreaming – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Dreaming – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Dreaming (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998) – No Exit – 1999
- Eat to the Beat – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- End of the World – Panic of Girls – 2011
- End the End, The – Panic of Girls – 2011
- End to End – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- English Boys – The Hunter – 1982
- Euphoria – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Europa – Autoamerican – 1980
- Faces – Autoamerican – 1980
- Fade Away and Radiate – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Fade Away and Radiate (108 BPM Remix) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Fan Mail – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Follow Me – Autoamerican – 1980
- Forgive and Forget (Pull Down the Night) – No Exit – 1999
- For Your Eyes Only – The Hunter – 1982
- Fragments – Pollinator – 2017
- Fun – Pollinator – 2017
- Fun (Drew G remix) – Pollinator – 2017
- Fun (Eric Kupper disco remix) – Pollinator – 2017
- Fun (Greg Cohen Spirit of 79 remix) – Pollinator – 2017
- Girlie Girlie (Sophia George cover) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Girlie Girlie (Sophia George cover) – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Go Through It – Autoamerican – 1980
- Golden Rod – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Good Boys – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Good Boys (Giorgio Moroder single mix) – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Gravity – Pollinator – 2017
- Hanging on the Telephone – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Hanging on the Telephone – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Hanging on the Telephone (recorded live 1980 in Dallas, Texas) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Hanging on the Telephone (Nosebleed Handbag Remix) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Happy Dog – No Exit – 1999
- Hardest Part, The – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Heart Full of Soul – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Heart of Glass – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Heart of Glass – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Heart of Glass (7″ single version) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Heart of Glass (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998) – No Exit – 1999
- Hello Joe – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Here’s Looking at You – Autoamerican – 1980
- Heroes (live 1/12/80 at the Hammersmith Odeon, UK) – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Heroes (Live with Robert Fripp) – Autoamerican – 1980
- Horizontal Twist – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Hot Shot – No Exit – 1999
- Hunter Gets Captured by the Game, The – The Hunter – 1982
- I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No – Plastic Letters – 1978
- I Know but I Don’t Know – Parallel Lines – 1978
- I Know But I Don’t Know (recorded live November 6, 1978, at the Walnut Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- I Love Playing with Fire – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- I’m Gonna Love You Too – Parallel Lines – 1978
- I’m on E – Plastic Letters – 1978
- I Screwed Up (featuring Los Rakas) – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- I Want to Drag You Around – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- In the Flesh – Blondie – 1976
- In the Flesh – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- In the Sun – Blondie – 1976
- In the Sun – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- In the Sun (Original Private Stock single version) – Blondie – 1976
- Island of Lost Souls – The Hunter – 1982
- Just Go Away – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Kidnapper – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Kung Fu Girls – Blondie – 1976
- Kung Fu Girls – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Last One in the World – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Le Bleu – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Little Caesar – The Hunter – 1982
- Little Girl Lies – Blondie – 1976
- Little Girl Lies – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Live It Up – Autoamerican – 1980
- Live It Up (Special Disco Mix) – Autoamerican – 1980
- Living in the Real World – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Long Time – Pollinator – 2017
- Look Good in Blue – Blondie – 1976
- Look Good in Blue – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Love at the Pier – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Love Doesn’t Frighten Me – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Love Level (featuring John Roberts) – Pollinator – 2017
- Magic (Asadoya Yunta) – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Make a Way – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Man Overboard – Blondie – 1976
- Man Overboard – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Maria – No Exit – 1999
- Maria – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Mile High – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Mirame (Grupo Pesadilla cover) – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Mother – Panic of Girls – 2011
- My Monster – Pollinator – 2017
- Night Wind Sent – No Exit – 1999
- No Exit – No Exit – 1999
- No Imagination – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Nothing Is Real but the Girl – No Exit – 1999
- Once I Had a Love (a.k.a. The Disco Song) (1975 version) – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Once I Had a Love (aka The Disco Song) (1978 version) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- One Way or Another – Parallel Lines – 1978
- One Way or Another – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Orchid Club – The Hunter – 1982
- Out in the Streets – No Exit – 1999
- Out in the Streets (Original Instant Records demo) – Blondie – 1976
- Palisades Park – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Picture This – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Platinum Blonde (Original Instant Records demo) – Blondie – 1976
- Please Please Me (The Beatles cover) – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Poets Problem (B-side to “(I’m Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear”) – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Presence, Dear, (I’m Always Touched by Your) – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Pretty Baby – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Prism – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Put Some Color on You – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Rapture – Autoamerican – 1980
- Rapture – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Rapture (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998) – No Exit – 1999
- Rapture (live at Summer Sonic 03) – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Rapture (Special Disco Mix) – Autoamerican – 1980
- Rave (featuring Miss Guy) – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Relax (featuring Keilah Baez, Felicia Dennis and Keisha Williams) – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Rifle Range – Blondie – 1976
- Rifle Range – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Ring of Fire (live) – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Rip Her to Shreds – Blondie – 1976
- Rip Her to Shreds – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Rules for Living – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Scenery (outtake from Blondie) – Plastic Letters – 1978
- Screaming Skin – No Exit – 1999
- Seven Rooms of Gloom (live BBC 12/31/79) – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Shakedown – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Shark in Jets Clothing, A – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Shayla – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Sleeping Giant – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Slow Motion – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Songs of Love – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Sound-A-Sleep – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Sugar on the Side (featuring Systema Solar) – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Sunday Girl – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Sunday Girl – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Sunday Girl (French version) – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Sunday Smile (Beirut cover) – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Suzie and Jeffrey (B-side to “The Tide Is High” single) – Autoamerican – 1980
- Susie and Jeffrey (B-side to “The Tide Is High” single) – Autoamerican – 1980
- T-Birds – Autoamerican – 1980
- Take It Back – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Take Me in the Night – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Thin Line, The (Original Instant Records demo) – Blondie – 1976
- Tide Is High, The – Autoamerican – 1980
- Tide Is High, The – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Tide Is High, The (live at Summer Sonic 03) – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Tingler, The – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Tonight (featuring Laurie Anderson) – Pollinator – 2017
- Too Much – Pollinator – 2017
- Under the Gun – No Exit – 1999
- Undone – The Curse of Blondie – 2003
- Union City Blue – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Victor – Eat to the Beat – 1979
- Walk Like Me – Autoamerican – 1980
- War Child – The Hunter – 1982
- War Child (extended version) – The Hunter – 1982
- What I Heard – Parallel Lines – 1978
- What I Heard – Panic of Girls – 2011
- When I Gave Up on You – Pollinator – 2017
- Will Anything Happen? – Parallel Lines – 1978
- Winter – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Wipe Off My Sweat – Panic of Girls – 2011
- Words in My Mouth – Panic of Girls – 2011
- X Offender – Blondie – 1976
- X-Offender – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- X Offender (Original Private Stock single version) – Blondie – 1976
- Youth Nabbed as a Sniper – Ghosts of Download – 2014
- Youth Nabbed as Sniper – Plastic Letters – 1978
- 11:59 – Parallel Lines – 1978
Albums
Blondie (1976): 16 songs
Plastic Letters (1978): 18 songs
Parallel Lines (1978): 22 songs
Eat to the Beat (1979): 16 songs
Autoamerican (1980): 19 songs
The Hunter (1982): 12 songs
No Exit (1999): 19 songs
The Curse of Blondie (2003): 17 songs
Panic of Girls (2011): 16 songs
Ghosts of Download (2014): 40 songs
Pollinator (2017): 16 songs Total songs: 211
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