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Post by JCMF3 on Mar 24, 2004 12:16:40 GMT -5
Remember this hit from 1998/1999? The song scored top 10 on the Hot AC chart and (I think) came close to or in fact charted in the top 50 on the pop chart.
I liked the song when it was out. It sounded really good and different from other stuff on the radio.
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Keith3000
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Post by Keith3000 on Mar 24, 2004 12:22:01 GMT -5
This was a huge international hit but, yeah, it didn't do well in the US.
I love it!
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Post by prenatt1166 on Mar 24, 2004 14:03:34 GMT -5
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[red]For Week Ending April 17, 1999[/red] (Rank This Week, Last Week, Artist, Title) [blue]01Β 02Β Blondie -Β Maria[/blue] 02Β 01Β Shania Twain -Β That Don't Impress Me Much 03Β 03Β New Radicals -Β You Get What You Give 04Β 25Β Ricky Martin -Β Living La Vida Loca 05Β 05Β Sheryl Crow -Β Anything But Down 06Β 08Β Elton John & LeAnn Rimes -Β Written In The Stars 07Β 07Β Faith Hill -Β Love Ain't Like That 08Β 04Β Everlast -Β What It's Like 09Β 10Β Bruce Springsteen -Β Sad Eyes 10Β 12Β Tim McGraw -Β Please Remember Me "Maria" spent a single week at #1, ranking #30 for 1999. www.keystonehighways.com/uubru1999.html"Maria" was Blondie's 7th number one single on my chart.Β All of them spent a single week at #1: 1979Β Heart Of Glass 1979Β Dreaming 1980Β The Hardest Part 1980Β Call Me 1981Β The Tide Is High 1981Β Rapture 1999Β Maria The gap of [red]18 years, 1 month[/red] bewtween #1 songs is a record on my chart, but it may be broken by Melissa Manchester in the next few weeks. :)
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Mar 24, 2004 15:19:31 GMT -5
Utterly wonderful song, a UK #1.
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Post by johnnywest on Mar 24, 2004 16:31:15 GMT -5
One of my favorite songs of 1999! I have the CD single. One of my friends asked, "Why is she singing about a woman?" :)
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Post by reception on Mar 25, 2004 8:38:56 GMT -5
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Post by Radical347 on Apr 14, 2004 18:34:22 GMT -5
I loved this and was upset that it didn't make the Top 40, even though Rick Dees put it at #25 or so on one of his specials. This was my #11 song of 1999.
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Post by strong4PMB! on Apr 14, 2004 20:05:33 GMT -5
I used to think it was cool since my sister's name is Maria.
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Post by flarbygarby on Apr 14, 2004 20:48:12 GMT -5
meh, the song never really appealed to me. Although, since it's from the 1998/99 era, I have fond memories of it. :)
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Post by johnnywest on Apr 15, 2004 7:53:10 GMT -5
I think this song peaked at #10 on the Hot AC chart. Can't remember for sure though.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Jun 28, 2005 3:45:55 GMT -5
It's unfortunate that this song didn't do better. I really liked Deborah Harry's vocals on this one. Although this is not my fave song from Blondie, it's not bad. This song was also a minor hit in the clubs and on the Maxi Singles Sales chart.
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Post by johnnywest on Nov 3, 2005 23:53:19 GMT -5
Personals:
1) Maria
2) Heart of Glass ("ass" version)
3) The Tide Is High
4) In The Flesh
5) Call Me
6) Rapture
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Post by jimmy74747 on Nov 4, 2005 9:24:49 GMT -5
Despite not liking most of their late 70's/80's songs, I do like "Maria"
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Post by billcs on Nov 4, 2005 19:43:48 GMT -5
Very decent comeback got to #20 on my chart.
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Post by Nick on Nov 5, 2005 10:19:29 GMT -5
It's unfortunate that this song didn't do better. I really liked Deborah Harry's vocals on this one. Although this is not my fave song from Blondie, it's not bad. This song was also a minor hit in the clubs and on the Maxi Singles Sales chart. Totally agree. It was a great underrated song. |
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Post by BillboardBoy on Aug 25, 2006 9:05:41 GMT -5
Love it! I hear it on the radio every now and then.
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Post by polly on Aug 26, 2006 4:18:33 GMT -5
I love this song. It's so cool. I love the harmony!
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Aug 26, 2006 12:58:41 GMT -5
Not a bad song. It was catchy and I saw it on VH1 quite a bit. I prefer their 1980s stuff and Debbie Harry's hits from 1986.
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Post by cartman2002 on Apr 23, 2007 15:33:52 GMT -5
Maria got to #82 on the Hot 100 in 1999 but hit #1 in the UK
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Post by busyboy on Apr 23, 2007 16:31:43 GMT -5
It was catchy, but miles from their 70's/80's days.
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Post by johnnywest on Mar 16, 2015 14:23:02 GMT -5
Fantastic! Heard it again recently.
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Post by Verisimilitude on May 17, 2018 18:25:17 GMT -5
Incredible and sounds so timeless. Amazing this was a UK #1 in 1999, what a comeback!  |
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Post by Michael1973 on May 23, 2018 14:25:26 GMT -5
I remember being so incredibly bummed when this didn't hit the Pop chart. My local CHR station played it all the time so every week I kept waiting for it to be in the top 40. At least it did well at HAC.
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Post by leonagwen on May 30, 2018 23:31:51 GMT -5
Her last hit
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Post by Glove Slap on Jun 3, 2018 3:28:18 GMT -5
This is ok. Not their best by any means, but a good enough return song.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 10, 2020 8:46:30 GMT -5
This was featured in a Vodafone commercial back then and I remember it being massive in Italy. It's very catchy.
Sara Bareilles' "Eyes on You" has a similar guitar riff on the opening.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Feb 10, 2020 9:10:41 GMT -5
This song is so good. And Deborah Harry is so sexy in the video. I donβt know why the gays donβt pay her more dues. Everything about the song is fire.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 9, 2022 16:01:07 GMT -5
The album wasn't a win, but this is incredible. Captured the magic of their heyday, which wasn't an easy task. Love the chorus and the lyrical callback to Autoamerican.
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