Blondie discography
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 10 |
| ↙Live albums | 4 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 14 |
| ↙Singles | 36 |
| ↙Video albums | 7 |
| ↙Music videos | 33 |
This is the discography of American rock band Blondie. Since 1976 they have released 10 studio albums, 4 live albums, 14 compilation albums, 3 remix albums and 36 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 |
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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 | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
* The debut album Blondie did not chart in the UK during 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 included the album along with a disc titled Deluxe Redux: Greatest Hits which contains new re-recordings of the band's biggest hits.
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 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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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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— | — | — | — | 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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| 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 included the band's 10th studio album Ghosts of Download.
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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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Dance [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [15] |
CAN [16] |
GER [5] |
IRL [17] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [18] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [19] |
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 |
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| "One Way or Another"[B] | 24 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98* | |||
| "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 | 2 | 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 50 | Once More into the Bleach | |
| "Heart of Glass" (remix)[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Call Me" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | ||
| 1994 | "Atomic" (remix) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Good Boys" | 124 | 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"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 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" | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||||
* "One Way or Another" was not originally 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"[22] | No Exit |
| 2004 | "Undone"[23] | The Curse of Blondie |
| 2009 | "We Three Kings"[C] | Non-album single |
| 2011 | "Restless"[D] | |
| 2012[E] | ||
| "Bride of Infinity" | ||
| "Dead Air" | ||
| "Rock On" | ||
| "Practice Makes Perfect" | ||
- 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 Hot Dance Singles chart reaching #35.
The 1995 remixes of "Heart of Glass" and "Union City Blue" both charted on 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 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 in the same chart respectively.
- C^ Christmas single made available for free download on Blondie's official website.[24]
- D^ An outtake from the Panic of Girls sessions from 2011, posted on Deborah Harry's website as a free download including cover art and credits.[25]
- 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;[26] "Heroes" (also released as a b-side to the "Atomic" single) is a German 12-inch maxi-only release;[27] "Heart of Glass '88" is an Australian and French only release.[28]
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Ring of Fire"[29] | 1980 | Roadie: Original Motion Picture Sound Track |
| "Ordinary Bummer"[A][30] | 1997 | We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute |
| "More Than This"[B][31] | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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" | Keef | |
| 1982 | "Island of Lost Souls" | Keith McMillan |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Blondie > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
- Before 2003: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Since 2003: "Australian Charts > Blondie". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- Blondie 4(0) Ever: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 2 June 2014" (PDF) (1266). Pandora Archive. June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Austrian Charts > Blondie" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Canadian Top Albums Charts > Blondie". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "German Charts > Blondie" (in German). charts.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Dutch Charts > Blondie". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "New Zealand Charts > Blondie". Recorded Music NZ HitParade.ch at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Norway Charts". VG-lista HitParade.ch at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Blondie Chart History". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2013-09-21. 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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 28, 2008". Riaa.com. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 "Certified Awards Search". 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.
- ↑ Chrysalis 8CE1225
- ↑ "Discografie Blondie". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian Top Singles Charts > Blondie". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "irishcharts.ie (Blondie discography)". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "Swiss Charts > Blondie". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blondie)". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ↑ "What I Heard - Single by Blondie - Single on iTunes". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ↑ "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.
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