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“Rip Her To Shreds” by Blondie

From the album Blondie (1976)

“Rip Her To Shreds” by Blondie appears on 19 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1989 and 2022. It was first released in 1976 on the album Blondie. Its best result is #210 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,695 alternative song of all time.

19countdowns
6stations
#210best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2022years charted

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"Rip Her to Shreds" struts off Blondie's self-titled 1976 debut with a sneer, and Debbie Harry has said it's about what the gossip columns do to people's lives. Chris Stein, who wrote it with her, calls it a nod to the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man", and you can hear that deadpan, downtown chug in its bones.

Richard Gottehrer produced it lean and punchy: Jimmy Destri's Farfisa bleats, Clem Burke's drums swagger, Gary Valentine's bass bobs along and Harry plays the bitchy onlooker to the hilt. In late 1977 Chrysalis made it Blondie's first UK single; it didn't chart, even with a 12-inch pressing, then a rare novelty, selling for 99p.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 210 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 218 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1999 813 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 909 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 960 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 961 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 961 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1966 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 946 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 946 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 946 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1801 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1767 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1793 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1839 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1916 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1992 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2022 483 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 887 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055

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