Hill Street Blues (theme)

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"Hill Street Blues"
Single by Mike Post
B-side"Aaron's Tune"
ReleasedAugust 1981
GenrePop
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Mike Post feat. Larry Carlton
Mike Post singles chronology
"Manhattan Spiritual"
(1975)
"Hill Street Blues"
(1981)
"Theme from Magnum P.I."
(1982)

"Hill Street Blues" is a 1981 instrumental by Mike Post. It is the theme from the TV series Hill Street Blues starring Daniel J. Travanti. The song features Larry Carlton on guitar.

The song 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 1976, "Theme from the Rockford Files". The song also charted in the UK (No. 25).[1]

Notable covers

Chart history

References

  1. ^ US & UK hits charts, 1981
  2. ^ Rodney Franklin Endless Flight at Discogs
  3. ^ Richard Clayderman Special Requests at Discogs
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 236. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-12. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  6. ^ US & UK hits charts, 1981
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 190.
  9. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/28/81". tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ^ Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1981

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