Blondie was the most commercially successful band to emerge from the punk/new wave movement of the late ’70s. The group was formed in NYC in 1974 by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein and released their first album, Blondie, in 1976. Blondie broke commercially in the U.K. in 1978, when “Denis,” became a Top Ten hit, as did “Plastic Letters.” Their third album, Parallel Lines, broke them worldwide. “Picture This” and “Hanging on the Telephone” made the U.K. charts, but it was the album’s third single, “Heart of Glass,” that took Blondie to number one in both the U.K. and the U.S.. Blondie followed with their fourth album, Eat to the Beat, in October. Its first single, “Dreaming,” went Top Ten in the U.K., Top 40 in the U.S.. In March 1980, “Atomic,” became the group’s third British number one. “Call Me,” the theme from American Gigolo, was a huge hit. Blondie’s fifth album, Autoamerican, was released in November 1980, and its first single “The Tide Is High,” went to number one in the U.S. and U.K.. The second single was the rap-oriented “Rapture,” which topped the U.S. pop charts. Blondie broke up in 1982, with Harry launching a solo career. In 1998, the original lineup reunited to tour Europe; a new LP, No Exit, followed early the next year. In 2006, Blondie celebrated their 30th anniversary with induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Panic of Girls was released in July 2011. Ghosts of Download followed in 2014. Blondie continues to tour the world.