American singer Deborah Harry has released five studio albums, four compilation albums, 25 singles and 20 music videos. Until 1988, Harry used her nickname "Debbie" on all releases but she is now known professionally as Deborah Harry.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications USUS Billboard 200 peaks: All except specified: Def, Dumb & Blonde: US Indie AUS CAN NOR NZ SWE UK KooKoo Released: July 27, 1981 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, LP 25 — 16 17 24 17 7 6 US: Gold CAN: Gold UK: Silver Rockbird Released: November 29, 1986 Label: Geffen, Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, LP 97 — 18 — — 22 30 31 UK: Gold Def, Dumb & Blonde Released: October 28, 1989 Label: Sire, Chrysalis Formats: LP, CD, cassette 123 — 10 — — 9 — 12 AUS: Gold UK: Silver Debravation Released: August 24, 1993 Label: Sire, Chrysalis Formats: LP, CD, cassette — — 125 — — — — 24 Necessary Evil Released: September 15, 2007 Label: Eleven Seven Formats: CD, digital download — 37 — — — — — 86 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS NLD NZ UK Once More into the Bleach (Debbie Harry and Blondie) Released: 1988 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, Double vinyl—47——50 The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (Deborah Harry and Blondie) Released: March 1991 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, Double vinyl—64213AUS: Gold UK: Gold Deborah Harry Collection Released: 1998 Label: Disky Formats: CD————— Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry Released: November 8, 1999 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
As featured artist Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions UKJazz & Blues Individually Twisted (The Jazz Passengers featuring Deborah Harry) Released: 1996 Label: 32 Records Formats: CD, LP10
Live albums Title Details "Live" in Spain (The Jazz Passengers featuring Deborah Harry) Released: 1998 Label: 32 Jazz Formats: CD, LP
Singles As lead artist Year Title Peak chart positions Album US USDanceUS Billboard Dance Club Songs peaks: All except specified: "Sweet and Low" and "I Can See Clearly": US Mod RockUS Billboard Alternative Songs peaks: All except specified: "I Want That Man" and "Kiss It Better": AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. "Rush Rush" (Kent Music Report) peak: "French Kissin' in the USA" (Kent Music Report) peak: Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Liar, Liar", "Maybe for Sure", "Well, Did You Evah!" and "Strike Me Pink" (ARIA) peaks: "Summertime Blues" (ARIA) peak: Debravation (ARIA) peak: All ARIA-era peaks to June 8, 2018: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. BEL CANCanadian chart peaks: "Rush Rush" peak: "French Kissin' in the USA" peak: IRE NLD NZ UK 1981 "Backfired" 43 29 — 23 — — — — 28 32 KooKoo "The Jam Was Moving" 82 — — — — — — — — — "Chrome" — — — — — — — — — — "Jump Jump" — — — — — — — — — — 1983 "Rush Rush" — 28 — 25 — 42 — — 39 87 Scarface soundtrack 1985 "Feel the Spin" — 5 — — — — — — — — Krush Groove soundtrack 1986 "French Kissin" 57 44 — 4 15 95 8 32 2 8 Rockbird 1987 "In Love with Love" 70 1 — — — — — 95 — 45 "Free to Fall" — — — — — — — — — 46 1988 "Liar, Liar" — — 14 141 — — — — — — Married to the Mob soundtrack 1989 "I Want That Man" — — 2 2 48 — 7 — 8 13 Def, Dumb & Blonde "Kiss It Better" — — 12 — — — — — — — "Brite Side" — — — — — — — — — 59 1990 "Sweet and Low" — 17 — 30 — — — — — 57 "Maybe for Sure" — — — 151 — — — — — 89 "Well, Did You Evah!" (with Iggy Pop) — — — 106 — — 29 — — 42 Red Hot + Blue 1992 "Summertime Blues" — — — 138 — — — — — — That Night soundtrack 1993 "I Can See Clearly" — 2 — 96 — — — — — 23 Debravation "Strike Me Pink" — — — 136 — — — — — 46 1997 "Der Einziger Weg (The Only Way)"(with Robert Jacks) — — — — — — — — — — Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Next Generation soundtrack 1999 "I Want That Man" (Almighty Remix) — — — 86 — — — — — — Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry 2007 "Two Times Blue" — 5 — — — — — — — — Necessary Evil 2008 "If I Had You" — — — — — — — — — — "Fit Right In" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
As featured artist Year Title Peak chart positions Album US Dance AUT BEL NLD SWI UK 1997 "Command and Obey"(Groove Thing featuring Debbie Harry) 42 — — — — — This Is No Time 1999 "Command and Obey" (Remix)(Groove Thing featuring Debbie Harry) 49 — — — — — Non-album single 2006 "New York, New York"(Moby featuring Debbie Harry) 10 47 38 64 80 43 Go – The Very Best of Moby 2019 "#Liftemup"(Greko, Sharon Needles, Debbie Harry, Peppermint & Amanda Lepore) — — — — — — Non-album single 2023 "Gonna Be You"(with Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper and Gloria Estefan) — — — — — — 80 for Brady(Official Soundtrack Album)"IWNSLY"(with Nala & The Dandy Warhols) — — — — — — Non-album single2024 "Immortal Queen"(with Sia & Chaka Khan) — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Other contributions Year Song Album Album artist Contribution 1978 'Bout Love Bill Withers Backing vocals 1981 Heart on a Wall Jimmy Destri 1987 "Go Lil' Camaro Go" Halfway to Sanity Ramones 1988 "Hairspray" (with Rachel Sweet) Hairspray soundtrack Various Featured vocals 1989 "Invocation to Papa Legba" Like a Girl, I Want You to Keep Coming Lead vocals "Mashed Potato Time" Standing in the Spotlight Dee Dee Ramone Backing vocals "German Kid" "Sugar Daddy" Big Trash Thompson Twins "Queen of the USA" Spoken-word telephone vocals 1992 "Prelude to a Kiss" Prelude to a Kiss soundtrack Various Lead vocals 1993 "Moroccan Rock (Pipe of Pain)" Cash Cow "Don't Cross My Mind" Head On Die Haut 1994 "Don't Be Cruel" Brace Yourself! A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Various "Dog in Sand" In Love The Jazz Passengers 1995 "Strawberry Fields Forever" Rey Azúcar Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Featured vocals "Estrella de Mar""Winner Take All"Sengoku Cyber: Fujimaru JigokuhenVariousLead vocals 1996 "No Talking, Just Head" No Talking, Just Head The Heads Lead vocals "Punk Lolita" (with Johnette Napolitano) Featured vocals 1997 "More, More, More" Six Ways to Sunday soundtrack Various Lead vocals "Sex Ed" Spoken-word featured vocals 1998 "Ghost Riders in the Sky" Three Businessmen soundtrack Lead vocals 1999 "So We Danced Again" Burnzy's Last Call soundtrack 2000 "Cups" Fire at Keaton's Bar & Grill Roy Nathanson 2003 "Stormy Weather / Ill Wind" (Medley) Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen Various "Uncontrollable Love" Exploding Plastic Pleasure Blow-Up Featured vocals "Waltzing Matilda" House Party Dan Zanes 2004 "Don't Cha Wanna Know?" A World of Happiness Various Lead vocals "The Patience Bossa" (with Perry Farrell) Co-lead vocals2008 "West Coast Smoker"Folie à DeuxFall Out BoyFeatured vocals 2010 "Lucky Jim" The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project:We Are Only RidersVarious Lead vocals "Free to Walk" (with Nick Cave) Co-lead vocals "Think of Me" Reunited The Jazz Passengers Lead vocals "One Way or Another" "In Just Spring" Caged/Uncaged: A Homage to John Cage Various "This Time That Place" Spectropia soundtrack Elliott Sharp 2011 "Live Alone" Covers E.P. Franz Ferdinand 2012 "The Breaking Hands" (with Nick Cave) The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project: The Journey is Long Various Co-lead vocals "Do it Yourself" KinderAngst KinderAngst Lead vocals "Safety in Numbers" Occupy This Album Various Lead vocals, writer 2013 "Artificial" La Revancha del Burro Systema Solar Co-lead vocals 2017 "Shadows" The Far Field Future Islands 2023 "Heart of Glass" Rockstar Dolly Parton Featured vocals
Videography
Music videos YearTitleAlbum1981"Backfired"KooKoo"Now I Know You Know"1983"Rush Rush"Scarface soundtrack1986"French Kissin"Rockbird1987"In Love with Love""Free to Fall"1988"Liar, Liar"Married to the Mob soundtrack1989"I Want That Man"Def, Dumb & Blonde"Brite Side""Sweet and Low"1990"Well, Did You Evah!" (with Iggy Pop)Red Hot + Blue1992"Summertime Blues"That Night soundtrack1993"I Can See Clearly"Debravation"Strike Me Pink"2007"Two Times Blue"Necessary Evil"If I Had You"
Collaborations in music videos YearTitleOther PerformerAlbum1989"Spirit of the Forest"Spirit of the Forest (various artists)non-album1995"Strawberry Fields Forever"Los Fabulosos CadillacsRey Azúcar2004"The Patience Bossa"Perry FarrellA World of Happiness2006"New York, New York"MobyGo – The Very Best of Moby
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