BLONDIE Topped US Charts With ‘RAPTURE’ This Day 45 Years Ago
Top singles from the past
28 March 2026
Eternal pop heroes BLONDIE topped the US Singles Chart with
RAPTURE, this day 45 years ago. It was written by Debbie Harry
and Chris Stein, and appeared on their 5th LP, named Autoamerican.
It was the band’s 4th number-one in America and the first No. 1 song
in the US to feature rap and lyrics, notable for name-checking hip-hop
pioneers Fab Five Freddy (a good friend of the band) and Grandmaster Flash.
Rap it up, Debbie.
“Fab 5 Freddy told me everybody’s fly
DJ spinnin’, I said, “My, my”
Flash is fast, Flash is cool
François c’est pas, flashé no deux
And you don’t stop, sure shot
Go out to the parking lot”
