Blondie discography
| Blondie discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Music videos | 35 |
| Singles | 38 |
This is the discography of American new wave band Blondie. Since 1976 they have released 11 studio albums, 4 live albums, 14 compilation albums, 3 remix albums and 38 singles. The band has sold an estimated 40 million albums.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| Blondie |
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— | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75* | ||
| Plastic Letters |
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72 | 64 | — | — | — | 2 | 38 | — | 33 | 10 |
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| Parallel Lines |
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6 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Eat to the Beat |
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17 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Autoamerican |
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7 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | ||
| The Hunter |
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33 | 15 | — | 24 | 49 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
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| No Exit |
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18 | 72 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 80 | — | — | 36 | 3 |
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| The Curse of Blondie | 160 | 83 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 36 |
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| Panic of Girls |
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— | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | 73 | ||
| Ghosts of Download† (Blondie 4(0) Ever) |
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109 | 72 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | 16 | ||
| Pollinator |
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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.
† Ghosts of Download was released as part of a 2-disc set titled Blondie 4(0) Ever, which includes the album along with a disc titled Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux, which contains new re-recordings of the band's biggest hits.
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| Picture This Live |
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| Live (US) / Livid (UK) |
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| Live by Request |
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| At the BBC |
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162 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] | |||||||
| The Best of Blondie |
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30 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |||||
| The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (Blondie and Debbie Harry) |
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— | 6 | — | 42 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
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| Blonde and Beyond |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Denis |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Picture This – The Essential Blondie Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie |
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— | — | — | 48 | 18 | — | — | 12 |
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| Greatest Hits |
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— | 73 | — | — | 15 | — | 30 | 38 |
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| Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound |
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— | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 48 | |||||
| Singles Collection: 1977–1982 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Essential |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux† (Blondie 4(0) Ever) |
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109 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
† Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux was released as part of a 2-disc set titled Blondie 4(0) Ever, which includes Ghosts of Download, the band's 10th studio album.
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] | |||||||
| Once More into the Bleach (Blondie and Debbie Harry) |
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— | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 |
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| Beautiful: The Remix Album |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
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| Remixed Remade Remodeled: The Remix Project |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Album details | Notes |
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| Singles Box |
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| Original Era |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Dance [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [14] |
CAN [15] |
GER [5] |
IRL [16] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [17] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [18] |
UK [10] | ||||
| 1976 | "X Offender" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blondie | |
| "In the Flesh" | — | — | 2 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Rip Her to Shreds" | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kidnapper"[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Plastic Letters | ||
| 1978 | "Denis" | — | — | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | — | 2 |
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| "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "Picture This" | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 12 |
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Parallel Lines | |
| "I'm Gonna Love You Too" | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hanging on the Telephone" | — | — | 39 | — | 19 | — | — | 16 | 20 | 43 | — | — | — | 5 |
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| 1979 | "Heart of Glass"[A][B] | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| "Sunday Girl" | — | — | 5 | 23 | — | 6 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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| "One Way or Another"[B] | 24 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98* |
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| "Dreaming" | 27 | — | 53 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 19 | — | 2 |
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Eat to the Beat | |
| "Union City Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 17 | — | 47 | — | — | — | 13 |
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| 1980 | "The Hardest Part" | 84 | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Call Me" | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | American Gigolo (soundtrack) | ||
| "Atomic" | 39 | — | 12 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
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Eat to the Beat | |
| "Heroes"[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "The Tide Is High"[A] | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Autoamerican | ||
| 1981 | "Rapture"[A] | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 13 | — | 5 | ||
| 1982 | "Island of Lost Souls"[B] | 37 | — | 13 | — | 8 | — | 66 | 15 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | 11 | The Hunter | |
| "War Child" | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | |||
| "Danceway" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Denis" (remix) | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 50 | Once More into the Bleach | |
| "Heart of Glass" (remix)[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Call Me" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | ||
| 1994 | "Atomic" (remix) | — | 1 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | Beautiful: The Remix Album | |
| "Rapture" (remix)[A] | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Heart of Glass" (remix)[A] | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | ||
| "Union City Blue" (remix)[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| 1999 | "Maria"[A][B] | 82 | 9 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | No Exit | |
| "Nothing Is Real but the Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |||
| "No Exit" (featuring Coolio) |
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| 2003 | "Good Boys" | — | 7 | 37 | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | The Curse of Blondie | |
| 2005 | "Rapture Riders" (Blondie vs. The Doors) |
— | 10 | 23 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound | |
| 2011 | "Mother" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Panic of Girls | |
| "What I Heard"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 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" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pollinator | |
| "Long Time"[G] | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Too Much"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Doom or Destiny"[22] (featuring Joan Jett) |
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| "—" 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.
Promotional singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Screaming Skin"[23] | No Exit |
| 2004 | "Undone"[24] | The Curse of Blondie |
| 2009 | "We Three Kings"[C] | Non-album singles |
| 2011 | "Restless"[D] | |
| 2012[E] | ||
| "Bride of Infinity" | ||
| "Dead Air" | ||
| "Rock On" | ||
| "Practice Makes Perfect" | ||
| 2017 | ||
| "My Monster" | Pollinator | |
| "Fragments" | ||
| "Tonight" |
- Notes
- A^ "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. - B^ "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.
- C^ Christmas single made available for free download on Blondie's official website.[25]
- D^ 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.[26]
- E^ 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.
- F^ "Kidnapper" is a Japanese-only release;[27] "Heroes" (also released as a B-side to the "Atomic" single) is a German 12-inch maxi-only release;[28] "Heart of Glass '88" is an Australian- and French-only release.[29]
- G^ "Long Time" also reached #19 on the US Adult Alternative Songs chart.
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Ring of Fire"[30] | 1980 | Roadie: Original Motion Picture Sound Track |
| "Ordinary Bummer"[A][31] | 1997 | We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute |
| "More than This"[B][32] | 2006 | The New Cars and Blondie: Road Rage |
- Notes
- A^ Released under the name "Adolph's Dog".
- B^ Recorded and released to promote The New Cars and Blondie's Road Rage Tour.
Video
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Eat to the Beat |
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| The Best of Blondie |
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| The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie |
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| Live |
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| Greatest Video Hits |
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| Live by Request |
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| Live at CBGB's 1977 |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(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" | ? |
| "The Tide Is High" | Hart Perry | |
| "Rapture" | Keith MacMillan & John Weaver | |
| 1982 | "Island of Lost Souls" | Keith MacMillan |
| 1999 | "Maria" | Alan Smithee |
| "Nothing Is Real But the Girl" | ? | |
| 2000 | "No Exit" | ? |
| 2003 | "Good Boys" | Jonas Åkerlund |
| 2005 | "Rapture Riders" | ? |
| 2009 | "We Three Kings" | ? |
| 2011 | "Mother" | Laurent Rejto |
| 2014 | "Sugar on the Side" | Rankin |
| 2017 | "Fun" | Dikayl Rimmasch |
| "Long Time" | ||
| "Doom or Destiny" | Rob Roth |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Blondie > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ a b c d Peak chart positions for Australia:
- Kent Music Report peaks:
- Top 100 peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ARIA Chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Blondie in Australian Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Denis (remix)": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- "Atomic (remix)": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Dec 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- "Maria": "ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 29th March 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- Blondie 4(0) Ever: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 2 June 2014" (PDF) (1266). Pandora Archive. June 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Greatest Hits: "ARIA Chart Watch #415". auspOp. 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- Kent Music Report peaks:
- ^ a b "Austrian Charts > Blondie". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Top Albums Charts > Blondie". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ a b "German Charts > Blondie". charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ a b c d "Dutch Charts > Blondie". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand Charts > Blondie". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Norway Charts". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Blondie Chart History". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ a b c d "UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) Note: User needs to enter "Blondie" in the "Keywords" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Search" button. Select "More >>" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history. - ^ a b c d e f g h i "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 28, 2008". Riaa.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-01 at WebCite". 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.
- ^ "Discografie Blondie". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Canadian Top Singles Charts > Blondie". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie (Blondie discography)". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Swiss Charts > Blondie". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blondie)". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ "What I Heard - Single by Blondie - Single on iTunes". iTunes. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/10155484711928389
- ^ http://sportplaylists.com/blondie-unleash-doom-destiny-11th-studio-album
- ^ "Screaming Skin - 1999". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ^ "Undone - 2004". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "Free download of new Blondie song!". blondie.net. December 11, 2009. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Restless". deborahharry.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ "Kidnapper 1977". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Heroes 1980". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Heart of Glass (The '88 Remix)". recmod.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ Gomes, Whitney Z. "Roadie: Original Motion Picture Sound Track > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Erlewine, Thomas. "We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "The New Cars and Blondie: Road Rage". emusic.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
