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“Accidents Never Happen” by Blondie

From the album Eat to the Beat (1979)

“Accidents Never Happen” by Blondie appears on 17 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1998 and 2014. It was first released in 1979 on the album Eat to the Beat. Its best result is #287 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,316 alternative song of all time.

17countdowns

3stations

#287best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1998–2014years charted

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"Accidents Never Happen" is Jimmy Destri's baby on Blondie's 1979 album Eat to the Beat: the keyboard player wrote it top to bottom, words and music. Deborah Harry sings it with cool, knowing poise, Clem Burke's drums charge ahead like he's late for the train, and Frank Infante and Chris Stein slash away over Nigel Harrison's bass while Destri's keys buzz up top.

Mike Chapman produced it, sharpening the band's bite to a radio-ready gleam, with Peter Coleman and David Tickle engineering. Look closely at the credits and there's a surprise guest: Lorna Luft on backing vocals.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#1,316 of all time

All Rock Formats

#2,457 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1998	287	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)	488
1999	970	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1021	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1024	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1024	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2002	567	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	1009	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2003	612	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)	2044
2004	1009	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1009	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	1482	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1427	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1440	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1468	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1537	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1497	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1545	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013

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