Hanging On The Telephone (track)
by Blondie
Year: 1978
From the album Parallel Lines (track #1)
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Hanging On The Telephone appears on the following album(s) by Blondie:
- Parallel Lines (track #1) (this album) (1978)
- The Best Of Blondie (track #6) (compilation) (1981)
- Live (track #2) (1999)
- Denis (track #3) (compilation) (1996)
- Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie (track #9) (compilation) (1998)
- Greatest Hits (track #7) (compilation) (2002)
- Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts Of Download (track #6) (compilation) (2014)
- Platinum Collection (track #16) (compilation) (1994)
- Picture This Live (track #3) (1997)
- Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision (track #15) (compilation) (2005)
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| ! | 3 days ago |  ssteve | 26,439 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2026 15:56 | Rayzer6 | 19,559 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 14:58 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/31/2013 21:46 | #63511
Awesome song. The chorus is pretty damn catchy and a damn good guitar riff.
Great opening song for the album, the frustration is fully felt , the rasping voice the banging of the drums , sharp riffs...brilliant (Edited)
Jboy56 12/27/2021 15:37 | #278064
3rd time says it all. A great album opener for through bread record.
