On this day in 1980, Blondie went to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Call Me”. The movie was featured in the Richard Gere movie American Gigolo.

In the year-end charts of 1980 it was Billboard’s #1 hit, and according to Billboard magazine, was the top-selling single of the year in the United States.

The song would end up being Certified Gold by the RIAA.