Blondie discography | |
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Studio albums | 11 |
EPs | 3 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 14 |
Singles | 38 |
Video albums | 7 |
Music videos | 35 |
Since 1976 the American new wave band Blondie has released 11 studio albums, 4 live albums, 14 compilation albums, 3 remix albums, 3 EPs, and 38 singles. The band has sold an estimated 40 million albums.
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US [1] | AUS [2] | AUT [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | NLD [6] | NZ [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | ||||
Blondie |
| — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75* | ||
Plastic Letters |
| 72 | 64 | — | — | — | 2 | 38 | — | 33 | 10 | ||
Parallel Lines |
| 6 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | ||
Eat to the Beat |
| 17 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
Autoamerican |
| 7 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | ||
The Hunter |
| 33 | 15 | — | 24 | 49 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
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No Exit |
| 18 | 72 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 80 | — | — | 36 | 3 |
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The Curse of Blondie | 160 | 83 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 36 | |||
Panic of Girls |
| — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | 73 | ||
Blondie 4(0) Ever (Includes Greatest Hits Redux and Ghosts of Download) |
| 109 | 72 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
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Pollinator |
| 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.
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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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US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [4] | NLD [6] | NZ [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | |||||||
The Best of Blondie |
| 30 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |||||
The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (Blondie and Debbie Harry) |
| — | 6 | — | 42 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
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Blonde and Beyond |
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The Platinum Collection |
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Denis |
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Picture This – The Essential Blondie Collection |
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Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie |
| — | — | — | 48 | 18 | — | — | 12 |
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Greatest Hits |
| — | 73 | — | — | 15 | — | 30 | 38 |
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Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound |
| — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 48 | |||||
Singles Collection: 1977–1982 |
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Essential |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
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AUS [2] | UK [10] | |||||||||||||
Once More into the Bleach (Blondie and Debbie Harry) |
| 47 | 50 | |||||||||||
Beautiful: The Remix Album |
| — | 25 | |||||||||||
Remixed Remade Remodeled: The Remix Project |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes |
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UK [10] | |||
Singles Box |
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Original Era |
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Against the Odds 1974–1982 |
| 25 |
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iTunes Festival: London 2014 |
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Vivir en la Habana |
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Yuletide Throwdown |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | BEL [21] | CAN [22] | GER [5] | IRL [23] | NLD [6] | NZ [24] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | ||||||
1976 | "X Offender" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blondie | |||
"In the Flesh" | — | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1977 | "Rip Her to Shreds" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Kidnapper" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Plastic Letters | ||||
1978 | "Denis" | — | 12 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | |||||
"Picture This" | — | 88 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 15 | 12 |
| 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 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
"Sunday Girl" | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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"One Way or Another" [B] | 24 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 98* |
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"Dreaming" | 27 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 2 |
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"Union City Blue" | — | — | — | — | 54 | 17 | — | 47 | — | 13 |
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1980 | "The Hardest Part" | 84 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Call Me" | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | American Gigolo (soundtrack) | ||||
"Atomic" | 39 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
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"Heroes" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
"The Tide Is High" [A] | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | Autoamerican | ||||
1981 | "Rapture" [A] | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 5 | ||||
"Yuletide Throwdown" (co-starring Freddie) [H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
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) | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | Beautiful: The Remix Album | |||
"Rapture" (remix) [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1995 | "Heart of Glass" (remix) [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | ||||
"Union City Blue" (remix) [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |||||
1999 | "Maria" [A] [B] | 82 | 59 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 1 | No Exit | |||
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl" | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | 26 | |||||
"No Exit" (featuring Coolio) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
2003 | "Good Boys" | — | 37 | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | 12 | The Curse of Blondie | |||
2005 | "Rapture Riders" (Blondie vs. The Doors) | — | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound | |||
2011 | "Mother" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Panic of Girls | |||
"What I Heard" [27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pollinator | |||
"Long Time" [G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Too Much" [28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Doom or Destiny" [29] (featuring Joan Jett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" 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.
Year | Single | Album |
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2009 | "We Three Kings" [C] | Non-album singles |
2012 [E] | "Restless" [D] | |
"Bride of Infinity" | ||
"Dead Air" | ||
"Rock On" | ||
"Practice Makes Perfect" |
Year | Single | Album |
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1982 | "Danceway" (Canada only) | The Hunter |
1999 | "Screaming Skin" [30] | No Exit |
2004 | "Undone" [31] | The Curse of Blondie |
2017 | "My Monster" | Pollinator |
"Fragments" | ||
"Tonight" |
Year | Song | Year-End Position |
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1979 | "Heart of Glass" | 18 |
1980 | "Call Me" | 1 |
1981 | "Rapture" | 15 |
"The Tide Is High" | 17 |
Notes
Title | Year | Album |
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"Ring of Fire" [38] | 1980 | Roadie: Original Motion Picture Sound Track |
"Ordinary Bummer" [A] [39] | 1997 | We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute |
"More than This" [B] [40] | 2006 | The New Cars and Blondie: Road Rage |
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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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Notes:
† Live at CBGB's 1977 was released as a bonus DVD in the deluxe edition of Blondie 4(0) Ever, which includes Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux and Ghosts of Download, the band's 10th studio album.
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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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" | David Mallet |
"The Tide Is High" | Hart Perry | |
"Rapture" | Keith McMillan & John Weaver | |
1982 | "Island of Lost Souls" | Keith McMillan |
1999 | "Maria" | Alan Smithee |
"Nothing Is Real But the Girl" | James Frost & Alex Smith | |
2000 | "No Exit" | Hal Dace |
2003 | "Good Boys" | Jonas Åkerlund |
2005 | "Rapture Riders" | Addictive TV [41] |
2009 | "We Three Kings" | Michael Gaylin |
2011 | "Mother" | Laurent Rejto |
2014 | "Sugar on the Side" | Rankin |
2017 | "Fun" | Dikayl Rimmasch |
"Long Time" | ||
"Doom or Destiny" | Rob Roth |
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