“Heart of Glass” marked the moment Blondie, co-founded by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, transcended from the underbelly of New York’s punk scene to the gilded glamour of the Top 40. It went on to be ...

“I liked disco music,” he tells us. “I didn't have any anxiety about doing that song. That was part of the whole thing.” In the end, it was Blondie who had the last laugh. On April 28 that same year, ...

Until 1978, Blondie was a punk band with a cult following and not much visibility in the U.S. beyond New York’s Lower East Side. Eager for a hit album, Chrysalis, the band’s label, paired Blondie with ...

Excerpted from "Blondie's Parallel Lines" by Kembrew McLeod (Bloomsbury, 2016). Reprinted with permission from Bloomsbury Publishing. Early discos and punk clubs often coexisted in the same downtown ...

On this day (April 28) in 1979, Blondie landed their first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Heart of Glass.” The song was an international hit, topping charts in the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany ...

“Heart of Glass” is a perfect blend of disco, rock, and pop. Blondie successfully merged these styles, creating a fresh and exciting sound. The track is upbeat and funky, yet still has the raw energy ...

Blondie's single "Heart of Glass"—released 40 years ago this month—wasn't supposed to be a hit. It wasn't even supposed to be on an album. When the band entered the studio to record 1978's now-classic ...

Blondie had a lot of hits during their initial burst of fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but none of them were as enormous or impactful as “Heart of Glass.” The song shot to Number One all over ...