Song · Blondie
“Maria” by Blondie
From the album No Exit (1999)
“Maria” by Blondie appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2026. It was first released in 1999 on the album No Exit. Its best result is #95 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #416 alternative song of 1999 and #6,155 alternative song of all time.
Blondie's "Maria" broke a long silence: taken from No Exit, the band's seventh album, from 1999, it was their first new release since 1982. Keyboardist Jimmy Destri wrote it alone, Craig Leon produced and recorded it, and Mike and Steve Shipley mixed, with Paul Carbonara on guitar and Leigh Foxx on bass.
It went to American radio at the start of 1999 and into European shops a few days later, and Britain welcomed them back in style: it went to number one there, Blondie's sixth UK chart-topper. It also topped the charts in Greece and Spain and made the top 20 across Europe and in New Zealand. Roman Coppola directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1436 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2026 | 805 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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