45 Years Ago - 1978 Blondie released their third album Parallel Lines.
It is considered their American Breakthrough.
The American singles were
"Heart of Glass" was a #1 smash. (#44 AC, #58 Club.) At the time, Blondie was one of the bands at the forefront of New York's growing new wave music scene and were accused of "selling out" for releasing a disco song.
And it wasn't a hit in the traditional Discos because it had a Rock/Disco fusion. Even though it was overall very popular.
Chris Stein was unrepentant about the song's disco sound, saying, "As far as I was concerned, disco was part of R&B, which I'd always liked."
"One Way or Another" peaked at #24.