Blondie discography

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Blondie discography
Releases
Studio albums 9
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 13
Singles 34

This is the discography of American rock band Blondie. Since 1976 they have released 9 studio albums, 3 live albums, 13 compilation albums, and 34 singles.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
AUT
[4]
GER
[5]
UK
1976 Blondie 14 75
1978 Plastic Letters 72 64 9 10
  • UK: Platinum[6]
Parallel Lines
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Chrysalis
6 2 24 1
1979 Eat to the Beat
  • Released: October 1979
  • Label: Chrysalis
17 9 19 23 1
  • US: Platinum[7]
  • UK: Platinum[6]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[8]
1980 Autoamerican
  • Released: November 1980
  • Label: Chrysalis
7 8 18 42 3
  • US: Platinum[7]
  • UK: Platinum[6]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum[8]
1982 The Hunter
  • Released: May 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
33 15 49 9
1999 No Exit
  • Released: February 1999
  • Label: Beyond
18 72 20 18 3
2003 The Curse of Blondie
  • Released: October 13, 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
160 83 84 36
2011 Panic of Girls 73
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released

[edit] Live albums

Year Album details
1997 Picture This Live
2000 Livid
  • Released: April 25, 2000
  • Label: Beyond Records
2004 Live by Request
  • Released: September 14, 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary Records

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions[9][10] Certifications[6][7]
(sales thershold)
US UK AUS NED
1981 The Best of Blondie
  • Released: October 31, 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis Records
30 4 1
  • US: 2× Multi-Platinum
  • UK: 2× Multi-Platinum
1988 Once More into the Bleach (Blondie and Debbie Harry)
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Chrysalis Records
50 47
1991 The Complete Picture (Blondie and Debbie Harry)
  • Released: March 1991
  • Label: Chrysalis Records
3 6
  • UK: Gold
1993 Blonde and Beyond
  • Released: November 16, 1993
  • Label: EMI/Chrysalis Records
1994 The Platinum Collection
  • Released: November 1, 1994
  • Label: EMI/Chrysalis Records
1995 Beautiful - The Remix Album
  • Released: June 18, 1995
  • Label: Chrysalis Records
25
Remixed Remade Remodeled - The Remix Project
  • Released: July 18, 1995
  • Label: EMI/Chrysalis Records
1996 Denis
  • Released: November 11, 1996
  • Label: Disky Communications
1998 Picture This - The Essential Blondie Collection
  • Released: April 6, 1998
  • Label: EMI
1998 Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie
  • Released: July 13, 1998
  • Label: EMI/Chrysalis Records
12 48
  • UK: Platinum
2002 Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 19, 2002
  • Label: EMI/Capitol Records
38
  • UK: Silver
2005 Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: EMI/Capitol Records
48
  • UK: Gold
2006 Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision
  • Released: March 7, 2006
  • Label: Capitol Records
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released to that country

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions RIAA
Cert.
Album
US
[11]
US Dance AUS CAN GER
[12]
ITA
[13]
NZ
[14]
UK
1976 "X-Offender" Blondie
"In the Flesh" 2
"Rip Her to Shreds" 81
1978 "Denis" 12 6 2 Plastic Letters
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" 10
"Picture This" 88 12 Parallel Lines
"I'm Gonna Love You Too"
"Hanging on the Telephone" 39 43 5
1979 "Heart of Glass"[A] 1 58 1 1 1 3 1 1 Gold
"Sunday Girl" 1 6 48 1
"One Way or Another" 24 14
"Dreaming" 27 53 4 26 9 2 Eat to the Beat
"Union City Blue" 54 47 13
1980 "The Hardest Part" 84 86
"Call Me" 1 2 2 1 14 26 6 1 Gold American Gigolo (soundtrack)
"Atomic" 39 12 57 20 7 1 Eat to the Beat
"The Tide Is High"[A] 1 1 4 1 15 39 1 1 Gold Autoamerican
1981 "Rapture" 1 1 5 3 40 4 4 5 Gold
1982 "Island of Lost Souls"[B] 37 13 66 18 11 The Hunter
"War Child" 96 39
1988 "Denis" (remix) 30 50 Once More Into the Bleach
1989 "Call Me" (remix) 61
1994 "Atomic" (remix) 1 19 Beautiful - The Remix Album
1995 "Heart of Glass" (remix) 7 15
"Rapture" (remix) 8
"Union City Blue" (remix) 30 31
1999 "Maria"[A] 82 9 59 46 3 6 16 1 No Exit
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl" 89 26
"No Exit"
2003 "Good Boys" 124 7 37 93 12 The Curse of Blondie
2006 "Rapture Riders" (as Blondie vs. The Doors) 10 32 Greatest Hits: Sounds & Vision
"More Than This" (Roxy Music cover)[C] Non-album singles
2010 "We Three Kings"[D]
2011 "Mother" Panic of Girls
"What I Heard"[15]
"—" denotes the single failed to chart, not released to that country, or not certified
Notes
  • A^ "Heart of Glass" and "The Tide Is High" both charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching #44 and #3, respectively. "Maria" peaked at #14 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks chart.
  • B^ "Island of Lost Souls" also reached #1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary charts.
  • C^ Recorded for free download only to promote the "Road Rage" Blondie & The Cars Tour.
  • D^ Christmas single recorded for free download only through the Blondie official website.

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director
1976 "In The Flesh"
"X Offender"
1977 "Denis"
"Detroit 442"
"(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear"
1978 "Picture This"
"Hanging on the Telephone"
"Heart Of Glass"
1979 "Dreaming"
"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 "The Tide is High"
"Rapture"
1982 "Island Of Lost Souls"
1999 "Maria"
"Nothing Is Real But The Girl"
2000 "No Exit" (U.S. only)
2003 "Good Boys"
2009 "We Three Kings"
2011 "Mother"

[edit] References

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