Song · Blondie
“T-Birds” by Blondie
From the album Autoamerican (1980)
“T-Birds” by Blondie appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1980 on the album Autoamerican. Its best result is #420 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,717 alternative song of all time.
"T-Birds" rides along on Autoamerican, the fifth studio album Blondie released in November 1980, a radical departure for the band that opened with an orchestral overture and Deborah Harry declaiming about car culture. Harry wrote this one with bassist Nigel Harrison and sings lead, and the guest list holds a surprise: Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman add their voices.
Mike Chapman produced, with Lenise Bent engineering; Chris Stein and Frank Infante play guitars, Stein also pounds timpani, Jimmy Destri is on keyboards and Clem Burke on drums. The album around it went top 10 in the UK, the US and Australia, and both of its singles, "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture", went all the way to No. 1 in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 420 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
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