Atomic – The Very Best of Blondie is a compilation album of recordings by the band Blondie released by EMI/Chrysalis Records in the UK and the rest of Europe in late 1998, shortly before the band issued their successful comeback album No Exit and the UK #1 single "Maria". Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie includes the band's best known songs from the 70's and 80's as well as two new remixes of the title track. The compilation reached #12 on the UK charts and was re-issued in June 1999 as a limited edition 2-CD set as Atomic/Atomix - The Very Best of Blondie. Atomic – The Very Best of Blondie is a compilation album of recordings by the band Blondie released by EMI/Chrysalis Records in the UK and the rest of Europe in late 1998, shortly before the band issued their successful comeback album No Exit and the UK #1 single "Maria". Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie includes the band's best known songs from the 70's and 80's as well as two new remixes of the title track. The compilation reached #12 on the UK charts and was re-issued in June 1999 as a limited edition 2-CD set as Atomic/Atomix - The Very Best of Blondie. false 2022-11-06 21:57:28 8 1998 1998-07-13 1998-07-13 78 Electronic House New Wave Pop Punk Rock 112303 2200775 39727bac-11f4-4394-8f61-9f5a97b950fe 4d2956d1-a3f7-44bb-9a41-67563e1a0c94 05c37f7e-ef7b-3adb-b14e-8422ad06d5e0 /media/data/media5/Music/Blondie/Atomic- The Very Best of Blondie (1998)/folder.jpg Blondie AlbumArtist Blondie Artist Blondie Blondie 1 03:50 2 04:11 3 03:15 4 03:32 5 03:52 6 02:18 7 03:06 8 04:59 9 02:22 10 02:43 11 03:50 12 02:55 13 03:18 14 04:00 15 03:20 16 03:28 17 03:12 18 02:07 19 03:59 20 04:33 21 08:43 Blondie is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the American new wave genre and scene of the mid-1970s. The band's first two albums contained strong elements of punk and new wave, and although highly successful in the UK and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the US until the release of their critically acclaimed third album Parallel Lines in 1978. Over the next four years, the band released a string of hit singles, including "Dreaming", "One Way or Another", "Heart of Glass" (all 1979), "Call Me", "Atomic", "The Tide Is High", and "Rapture" (all 1980). The band became noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles, incorporating elements of disco, pop, reggae, funk and early hip hop music. Blondie disbanded after the release of their sixth studio album, The Hunter, in 1982. Harry continued to pursue a solo career with varied results after taking a few years off to care for partner Stein, who was diagnosed with pemphigus, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin. The band re-formed in 1997, achieving renewed success and their sixth number one single in the UK with "Maria" in 1999, exactly 20 years after their first UK number one single, "Heart of Glass". The group toured and performed throughout the world during the following years, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Blondie has sold over 40 million records worldwide and continues to actively perform. The band's eleventh studio album, Pollinator, was released on May 5, 2017. EMI