On This Day, November 15, 1980: Blondie’s “The Tide Is High” hits #1 in the UK Wednesday, November 15 by ABC NewsOn This Day, November 15, 1980… Blondie landed their fifth U.K. #1 single with “The Tide Is High,” from their fifth studio album, Autoamerican. It would be another 18 years before Blondie topped the U.K. chart again, landing at #1 in 1999 with the track “Maria."“The Tide Is High”... Read More.