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Autoamerican by Blondie
Autoamerican is an album by Blondie, released in 1980. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 75 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Rapture”, on 54 lists with a best position of #31.
Autoamerican, Blondie's fifth album, came out on Chrysalis on November 19, 1980, in the US and ten days later in Britain, and it's the sound of a band refusing to stay in any one lane. Mike Chapman produced, and the lineup of Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Frank Infante and Nigel Harrison took their glossy new wave in every direction that caught their ears.
The two singles are proof. "The Tide Is High" is breezy and swaying, sweet as a summer cocktail, and it went to number one in America and Britain, among several other countries. "Rapture" is even bolder: a slinky, disco-funk groove that slides into a rap, and it became the first rap song ever to top the singles chart in the US, going on to make the top five in the UK, Australia and Canada too. "T-Birds" rounds things out with a harder, cruising rock edge.
The album went top 10 in America, Britain and Australia, peaking at 3 in the UK, 7 in the US and 8 in Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Autoamerican on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapture | 54 | #31 | – | 1988–2026 | |
| 2 | The Tide Is High | 20 | #31 | – | 1989–2026 | |
| 3 | T-Birds | 1 | #420 | – | 1988 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.