Debbie Harry discography

Deborah Harry discography

Harry in April 2008

Studio albums| 5
Compilation albums| 4
Singles| 25

American singer Deborah Harry has released five studio albums, five compilation albums and 24 singles. Until 1988, Harry used her nickname "Debbie" on all releases but she is now known professionally as Deborah Harry.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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[1] | US Indie
[2] | AUS
[3] | CAN
[4] | NOR
[5] | NZ
[6] | SWE
[7] | UK
[8]
KooKoo |

* Released: July 27, 1981
* Label: Chrysalis
* Formats: CD, cassette, LP

| 25  | —  | 16  | 17  | 24  | 17  | 7  | 6  |

* US: Gold[9]
* CAN: Gold[10]
* UK: Silver[11]

Rockbird |

* Released: November 29, 1986
* Label: Geffen, Chrysalis
* Formats: CD, cassette, LP

| 97  | —  | 18  | —  | —  | 22  | 30  | 31  |

* UK: Gold[11]

Def, Dumb & Blonde |

* Released: October 28, 1989
* Label: Sire, Chrysalis
* Formats: LP, CD, cassette

| 123  | —  | 10  | —  | —  | 9  | —  | 12  |

* AUS: Gold[12]
* UK: Silver[11]

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

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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[1] | AUS
[3] | NLD
[13] | NZ
[6] | UK
[8]
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

| —  | 6  | 42  | 1  | 3  |

* AUS: Gold[12]
* UK: Gold[11]

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

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#### Studio albums

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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Jazz & Blues[14]
Individually Twisted
(The Jazz Passengers featuring Deborah Harry) |

* Released: 1996
* Label: 32 Records
* Formats: CD, LP

| 10  |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

#### Live albums

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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Jazz & Blues[14]
"Live" in Spain
(The Jazz Passengers featuring Deborah Harry) |

* Released: 1998
* Label: 32 Jazz
* Formats: CD, LP

| —  |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

## Singles

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### As lead artist

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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[15] | US
Dance
[16] | US Mod Rock
[17] | AUS
[3] | BEL
[18] | CAN
[19] | IRE
[20] | NLD
[13] | NZ
[6] | UK
[8]
1981  | "Backfired"  | 43 | 29 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 32  | KooKoo
"The Jam Was Moving"  | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Chrome"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Jump Jump"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1983  | "Rush Rush"  | —[A] | 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

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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US Dance | AUT
[22] | BEL
[18] | NLD
[13] | SWI
[23] | UK
[8]
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"[24]
(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)[25] | — | — | — | — | — | —  | 80 for Brady
(Official Soundtrack Album)
"IWNSLY"
(with Nala & The Dandy Warhols) | — | — | — | — | — | —  | Non-album single
2024  | "Immortal Queen"
(with Sia & Chaka Khan)
[26] | — | — | — | — | — | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

## Other contributions

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Year  | Song  | Album  | Album artist  | Contribution

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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"
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 vocals
2008  | "West Coast Smoker"  | Folie à Deux | Fall Out Boy | Featured vocals
2010  | "Lucky Jim"  | The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project:
We Are Only Riders | Various  | 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"[27] | La Revancha del Burro | Systema Solar  | Co-lead vocals
2017  | "Shadows"[28] | The Far Field | Future Islands | Co-lead vocals
2023  | "Heart of Glass"  | Rockstar | Dolly Parton | Featured vocals

## Notes

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1. ^ "Rush Rush" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 105 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[21]

## References

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1. ^ a b US Billboard 200 peaks:
* All except specified: "Billboard > Debbie Harry Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
* Def, Dumb & Blonde: "Billboard > Deborah Harry Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
2. ^ "Billboard > Debbie Harry Chart History > Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
* Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 134\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
* "Rush Rush" (Kent Music Report) peak: "Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 27th May, 1984". ARIA. Retrieved October 28, 2019 - via Imgur.com.
* "French Kissin' in the USA" (Kent Music Report) peak: "Australian Top 50 ARIA Singles Chart – Week Ending 22nd February, 1987". ARIA. Retrieved October 28, 2019 - via Imgur.com.
* Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > Deborah Harry in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
* Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 125.
* "Liar, Liar", "Maybe for Sure", "Well, Did You Evah!" and "Strike Me Pink" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received June 5, 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
* "Summertime Blues" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received July 12, 2016". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
* Debravation (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 13, 2016". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
* All ARIA-era peaks to June 8, 2018: "Deborah Harry ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on June 8, 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
5. ^ "norwegiancharts.com > Deborah Harry in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
6. ^ a b c "charts.nz > Deborah Harry in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
7. ^ "swedishcharts.com > Deborah Harry in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
8. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Deborah Harry". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
9. ^ "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
10. ^ "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada". Music Canada. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
11. ^ a b c d "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Debbie Harry' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016 - via Imgur.com.
12. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 125.
13. ^ a b c "Discografie Debbie Harry". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
14. ^ a b "JAZZ PASSENGERS". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
15. ^ "Billboard > Debbie Harry Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
16. ^ US Billboard Dance Club Songs peaks:
* All except specified: "Billboard > Debbie Harry Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
* "Sweet and Low" and "I Can See Clearly": "Billboard > Deborah Harry Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
17. ^ US Billboard Alternative Songs peaks:
* All except specified: "Billboard > Debbie Harry Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
* "I Want That Man" and "Kiss It Better": "Billboard > Deborah Harry Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
18. ^ a b "Ultratop Vlaanderen > Deborah Harry in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
19. ^ Canadian chart peaks:
* "Rush Rush" peak: "RPM Weekly – 31 December, 1983". Canadian Singles Chart. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
* "French Kissin' in the USA" peak: "RPM Weekly – 21 March, 1987". Canadian Singles Chart. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
20. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Harry' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved October 28, 2019 - via Imgur.com.
21. ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 3\. January 21, 1984. p. 72\. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-11-05 - via World Radio History.
22. ^ "Discographie Moby". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
23. ^ "Discographie Moby" (select "Charts" tab). hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
24. ^ "#LIFTMEUP Song w/ Debbie Harry". blondie.net. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
25. ^ Gallagher, Alex (January 20, 2023). "Listen to Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry's new song 'Gonna Be You'". NME. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
26. ^ Sia. "Immortal Queen (feat. Chaka Khan & Debbie Harry) - Single". Apple Music (US). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
27. ^ "El Colectivo | Systema Solar". 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
28. ^ "Debbie Harry Duets with Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring on "Shadows"". Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-05.

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Debbie Harry

* Discography
* Filmography

Studio albums|

* KooKoo (1981)
* Rockbird (1986)
* Def, Dumb & Blonde (1989)
* Debravation (1993)
* Necessary Evil (2007)

Compilations|

* Once More into the Bleach (1988)
* The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (1991)
* Deborah Harry Collection (1998)
* Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry (1999)

Singles|

* "Backfired"
* "The Jam Was Moving"
* "Chrome"
* "Rush Rush"
* "Feel the Spin"
* "French Kissin"
* "In Love with Love"
* "Free to Fall"
* "Liar, Liar"
* "I Want That Man"
* "Kiss It Better"
* "Brite Side"
* "Sweet and Low"
* "Maybe for Sure"
* "I Can See Clearly"
* "Strike Me Pink"
* "New York, New York"
* "Two Times Blue"
* "Immortal Queen (Remix)"

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* Blondie
* The Wind in the Willows
* The Jazz Passengers
* Chris Stein

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