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Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 23, 1978, by Chrysalis Records to international commercial success. The album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in April 1979. In Billboard magazine, Parallel Lines was listed at No. 9 in the top pop albums year end chart of 1979. The album spawned several successful singles, notably the international hit "Heart of Glass".

The album was met with universal acclaim from critics. Years later, he wrote in Blender that it was "a perfect album in 1978" and remained so with "every song memorable, distinct, well shaped and over before you get antsy. Never again did singer Deborah Harry, mastermind Chris Stein and their able four man cohort nail the band's signature paradoxes with such unfailing flair: lowbrow class, tender sarcasm, pop rock." New York Times critic John Rockwell named Parallel Lines the eighth best album of 1978. Daryl Easlea from BBC Music, who felt the record combined power pop and new wave styles, credited Mike Chapman's production and flair for pop songwriting for helping make Parallel Lines an extremely popular album in the United Kingdom, where it was a number one hit and charted for 106 weeks during the late 1970s. Q magazine called the album "a crossover smash with sparkling guitar sounds, terrific hooks and middle eights more memorable than some groups' choruses." Christian John Wikane from PopMatters later called it "a creative and commercial masterpiece by Blondie  indisputably one of the great, classic albums of the rock and roll era." In the opinion of Pitchfork critic Scott Plagenhoef, the album popularized "the look and sound of 1980s new wave" with classic songs that showcased the depth and complexity of Harry's sexuality and singing. Three years later, it was ranked at number 140 on Rolling Stones list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, an accompanying essay said the album was "where punk and New Wave broke through to a mass U. S. audience". and 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) lists, respectively; number 7 on Blenders 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time; number 94 on Channel 4's 2005 list of the 100 greatest albums of all time; and number 76 on Pitchforks list of the best albums from the 1970s.

In 2024, "Parallel Lines" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

The album was reissued and remastered in 2001 along with Blondie's back catalog, and featured four bonus tracks: a 1978 demo of "Heart of Glass", a live cover of T. Rex's song "Bang a Gong (Get It On)", and two live tracks taken from the Picture This Live live album. On June 24, 2008, an expanded 30th Anniversary Edition of the album was released, which featured new artwork and bonus tracks along with bonus DVD. The liner notes once again featured lyrics to the unfinished "Parallel Lines" song. The Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Edition included the 7″ single version of "Heart of Glass", the French version of "Sunday Girl" and some remixes, plus a DVD with albums, promo videos and TV performance. The band also launched a world tour of the same name to promote the re release and celebrate the event.

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Parallel Lines.