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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Hits List: Blondie

Blondie was one of the hottest of the new-wave bands in the late 1970's and is still putting out music today.  Here is the complete Hits List:



1976:  "X-Offender"
          "In the Flesh" (#2 Australia)
          "Rip Her to Shreds" (#81 Australia)
1978:  "Denis" (#12 Australia, #2 New Zealand)
           "I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear" (#10 New Zealand)
           "Picture This" (#88 Australia, #12 New Zealand)
           "I'm Gonna' Love You Too"
           "Hanging on the Telephone" (#5 U.K., #39 Australia, #43 New Zealand)
1979:  "Heart of Glass" (#1, #1 Canada, #1 U.K., #1 Australia, #1 New Zealand)
           "Sunday Girl" (#1 U.K., #1 Australia, #48 New Zealand)
           "One Way or Another" (#24, #14 Canada)
           "Dreaming" (#27, #4 Canada, #2 U.K., #53 Australia, #9 New Zealand)
           "Union City Blue" (#13 U.K., #47 New Zealand)
1980:  "The Hardest Part" (#84, #86 Canada)
           "Call Me" (#1, #1 Canada, #1 U.K., #2 Australia, #6 New Zealand)
           "Atomic" (#39, #1 U.K., #57 Canada, #12 Australia, #7 New Zealand)
           "The Tide Is High" (#1, #1 Canada, #1 U.K., #4 Australia, #1 New Zealand)



1981:  "Rapture" (#1, #3 Canada, #5 U.K., #5 Australia, #4 New Zealand)
1982:  "Island of Lost Souls" (#37, #11 U.K., #13 Australia, #18 New Zealand)
           "War Child" (#39 U.K., #96 Australia)
1988:  "Denis" (re-mix) --#50 U.K., #30 New Zealand
1989:  "Call Me" (re-mix) --#61 U.K.
1994:  "Atomic" (re-mix) --#19 U.K.
1995:  "Heart of Glass" (re-mix) --#15 U.K.
           "Rapture" (re-mix)
           "Union City Blue" (re-mix) --#31 U.K.
1999:  "Maria" (#82, #46 Canada, #1 U.K., #59 Australia, #16 New Zealand)
           "Nothing Is Real But the Girl" (#26 U.K.)
           "No Exit"
2003:  "Good Boys" (#12 U.K., #37 Australia)
2006:  "Rapture Riders" (#32 Australia)
           "More Than This"



2010:  "We Three Kings"
2011:  "Mother"

Blondie has found the most success in the U.K., with 19 hits, 9 Top 10 songs and 6 #1's.  They have had 10 hits in the United States, with four of those going Top 10 and all four going to #1.  In New Zealand, Blondie has enjoyed 15 hits, 8 Top 10's and two #1's.  They have had 16 hits in Australia with six Top 10's and two #1's, and nine hits in Canada, with five going Top 10 and three #1's.

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